I could barely sleep last night. I kept thinking about the big buck Dad saw on the trail cam last week. My alarm went off way too early, but I didn’t even care — I was already wide awake. I threw on my warmest gear, grabbed my backpack and tiptoed out the door like a ninja so I wouldn’t wake my little sister.

Peshtigo Brook Wildlife Area is a 2,373-acre property in Oconto County, with about two-thirds of the property making up the Peshtigo Brook Meadow and Woods State Natural Area.

This area has extensive, unique native sedge meadows interspersed with dry oak, pine and aspen forests. It provides excellent remote hunting, trapping and wildlife-viewing recreation.

The Green Bay Packers are running it back. After collapsing in the Wild Card round a season ago against the Chicago Bears, team President Ed Policy decided to extend the contracts of head coach Matt LaFleur and general manager Brian Gutekunst.

Now, the pressure is on to win and prove Policy right.

The NFL season is upon us, which leads us to look around NFL rosters and wonder who is new to the team and how they’ll help their teams reach the next step.

In Green Bay, most of those new players for the 2026 season are rookies with an added twist.

When the Packers’ season ended, they were missing who were arguably three of their four best players.

The Green Bay Packers kick off the 2026 season with an away at Minnesota on Sept. 13.

Packers’ offense vs. Vikings’ defense

Green Bay’s offense is going with a less-is-more approach this season in the passing game.

Jordan Love is going to be the quarterback, and he is fully established as the face of the franchise at this point of his career.

• Shaelynn M. Peters, 33, Keshena, pleaded no contest Aug. 24 to fleeing an officer in her vehicle, second-degree recklessly endangering safety, two counts of felony bail jumping and misdemeanor charges of resisting or failing to stop and operating a motor vehicle without a valid license. Judge William Kussel Jr. levied fines and court costs and sentenced her to one year in county jail, time deemed served.

• Jessica J. Baxter, 29, a Black Creek woman serving a sentence at Taycheedah Correctional Institution, pleaded no contest June 23 to possession of methamphetamine. Judge Jay Conley sentenced her Aug. 31 to three years in prison followed by two years of extended supervision with conditions.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Sept. 6