Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Dec. 27

Deputies responded to 26 incidents, including an animal bite on Tile Drive in the Town of Maple Grove; automobile theft on Holy Hill Road in the Town of Green Valley; two traffic hazards; one crash.

Dec. 26

Oconto County Sheriff’s Department

Dec. 22

Deputies responded to 38 incidents, including a K-9 deployment at Suring High School, 411 E. Algoma St., Suring; animal neglect on County Road D in the Town of Morgan; two traffic offenses, one citizen assist, three miscellaneous traffic incidents, one welfare check; two open-line 911 calls; six ambulance calls; eight crashes, two involving deer.

FRIDAY, JAN. 2

SURING: Recovery Talking Circle, 6-8 p.m. South Branch Community Center, W1281 County Road M.

SATURDAY, JAN. 3

SHAWANO: Northern/Bass Ice Fishing Tournament, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Bamboo Bar, W5884 Cedar Court. Every hour on the hour; details at Bamboo Bar Facebook page. Breakfast pizza available starting at 5:30 a.m.

Around Christmas time every year, my dad gets a panettone cake from his work. That is one of the few things I have ever eaten that contains candied orange peel.

Shawano Community High School girls basketball star Leah Nordin started 2025 out on a winning note, as the Hawks beat Green Bay East 61-22.

The 6-2 junior sank a short jumper from the left side of the lane with 9:16 left in the first half at Green Bay East to become Shawano’s all-time leading basketball scorer, boys or girls.

Saturday, Dec. 27

Oconto Falls 64, Oconto 63

The Blue Devils trailed by double digits and steadily closed the gap as the game wound down, but the Panthers held on for a slim 64-63 win.

Oconto Falls had little trouble dispatching Oconto, beating the Blue Devils 54-21 on Dec. 27.

The Panthers held a strong 24-10 lead at halftime and only expanded its margin of victory with a 30-11 second half.

Oconto Falls improved to 4-6 overall.

Saturday, Dec. 27

Antigo 3, Shawano/Bonduel 1

Shawano/Bonduel fell 3-1 to their hosts at the Antigo holiday tournament.

The Hawks’ only goal came at 8:38 in the first period when Kielian Armbruster scored with help from Cameron Schroeder and Blake Swedberg.

Tuesday, Dec. 23

Peshtigo 41, Gillett 35

Gillett fell to 5-2 overall with a 41-35 nonconference loss to Peshtigo on Dec. 23.