After losing three of its top four scorers from one year ago, the Bonduel High School girls basketball team isn’t lowering its expectations. The Bears have taken home the Central Wisconsin Conference-8 title in each of the past two seasons, losing three conference games in that span. “We have a lot of pride in the program and I think the girls expect to win every game they go out and play,” Bonduel head coach Jerry Reinke said. Bonduel graduated

Shawano city officials will vote on the 2016 budget after a public hearing Wednesday. The city was looking at a tax levy increase of about 1.3 percent, from $4.64 million to $4.7 million, an increase of roughly $64,000.

Two mobile home trailers were destroyed by fire Friday afternoon in the town of Bartelme, displacing an elderly couple, their son and grandson, according to the Stockbridge-Munsee Police Department. Two trailers that were occupied sustained heavy damage. One trailer was occupied by the elderly couple, and another trailer was occupied by their son and grandson.

Shawano School District There is no school on Nov. 20. The next School Board meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the Board Room at Shawano Community High School, 220 County Road B, Shawano. Shawano Community High School SCHS presents the annual Dinner Dance on Friday and Saturday. Doors open at 6:15 p.m., with the performance at 6:30 p.m.

Shawano Police Department Nov. 11 Police logged 28 incidents, including the following: Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious person complaint at Associated Bank, 129 E. Division St. Shoplifting — Walmart, 1244 E. Green Bay St., reported two shoplifting incidents. Warrant — A 27-year-old man was taken into custody on a warrant in the 800 block of East Richmond Street. Shawano County Sheriff’s Department Nov.

The Shawano Medical Center Auxiliary will hold its 28th annual Love-Light program from Nov. 13-19. For $3, area residents can symbolically light a white bulb to honor a loved one’s memory, a colored bulb to honor family or friends, and red/white/blue bulb to honor active military members and living or deceased veterans. The sale will continue from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Clarence A. “Stinky” Perez Sr., 71, of Keshena, entered into the Spirit World on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at the home of his daughter, Mary, in Two Rivers. Uncle Stinky was born on Nov. 20, 1943, in Keshena, a son of the late Camilo and Mary (Kinepoway) Perez. He attended St. Joseph School in Keshena. Following school, he worked in the woods. In 1968 he was united in marriage to the former Mary K. Dimmick. He attended St.

A box of Girl Scout cookies will cost 50 cents more this year. The Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Lakes announced this week that the price of cookies will increase from $3.50 per box to $4 per box.

The pass rush for the Green Bay Packers has gone from prolific to quiet in two games. It is no coincidence that they have lost both those games, though the lack of pressure certainly isn’t the only reason during a tough midseason stretch for the NFC North favorites. The Packers are determined to turn up the heat again when the Detroit Lions visit Lambeau Field on Sunday. “Well statistically we haven’t sacked the quarterback and we’re not hitting