Renovation of the Spirit of Shawano Park is on track to be completed by mid-November, though it will be next spring before donors’ names will be restored to the site. Construction crews started Monday with demolition of the existing park structure to make way for the eventual open space park that will replace it. “There’s some wrecking going on out there,” Park and Recreation Director Matt Hendricks told the Common Council on Wednesday.

BOYS SOCCER Hawks fall to West De Pere Jacob Moesch was the only Shawano player to find the goal on Thursday, on an assist from sophomore Jacob Dickmann in a 4-1 loss to West De Pere. Manny Morel recorded eight saves for the Hawks (4-12-1, 1-7 Bay). Tyrell Hesse relieved him and added one save late in the game.

On a night when the Shawano Community High School girls volleyball team’s senior class would be recognized, the seven seniors made sure their moment was not going to end in a loss. From the opening game Thursday, senior middle hitter Erika Dunnam powered past the visiting Menasha Bluejays in a 25-13, 25-19, 25-18 sweep in Bay Conference play. “They came out with determination and we knew we needed to step it up,” SCHS head coach Jessica Cumberlan

Shawano County’s domestic violence shelter, Safe Haven, has experienced its first-ever waiting lists, as victims come forward with increasingly complex problems needing more intensive assistance. With many clients requiring shelter for 30 days or longer, the organization has been forced, as recently as this month, to put people on a waiting list if they face no immediate threat of violence. “This problem is relatively new,” shelter executive dire

Shawano Police Department Oct. 6 Police logged 20 incidents, including the following: Welfare Check — Officers checked reports of a girl around 5 years old hitchhiking near Waukechon Street and Elizabeth Street. Harassment — Two motorists got into a heated exchange after a near collision in the parking lot at McDonald’s, 1202 E.

A 5K walk will be held Oct.

A city committee Wednesday denied a Wisconsin Department of Corrections request to allow a convicted sex offender into a new temporary placement facility in Shawano. The sexual predator ordinance committee voted unanimously to reject the request for placement at 118 S. Union St.

Kids heading to school Wednesday in the Shawano area left behind the minivans and SUVs to try something new: walking. A sunny autumn morning made for perfect weather for kids and their parents to get some healthy exercise as part of International Walk to School Day. “It was a beautiful morning to be out there walking,” said Nancy Schultz, coordinator of the local group Safe Routes to School. Schultz estimated that hundreds of students in Shawano

Trash talking in athletic competition has been around so long it probably dates back to the first caveman fistfight. It’s hard to imagine either of those early combatants getting off much in the way of an elegant zinger, what with the nonexistent language and zero vocabulary and all, but you never know.