St. James Lutheran School in Shawano is among four new private schools that will be added to Wisconsin’s statewide voucher program starting next year, the state department of Public Instruction reported Thursday. More than 3,540 students have applied to receive a taxpayer-funded voucher to attend private and religious schools in the third year of the statewide program, more than triple the enrollment cap of 1,000, DPI said.

A new bookmobile came to Shawano courtesy of the Friends of Shawano County Libraries Inc., which held its annual meeting Thursday in Cecil. The bookmobile, which replaced its 17-year-old predecessor in March, was just one of the Friends’ major contributions to the Shawano City-County Library and its branches. Each branch also received a $1,500 grant. “The branches work with limited budgets and, with the extra funds from the Friends, are able to m

BASEBALL Bowler 15 Menominee Indian 12 A three-run eighth inning gave Bowler a road win over Menominee Indian on Thursday. The Panthers took advantage of nine errors by the Eagles to win the game, despite being outhit 15-11.

The 23rd annual Doug Jirschele Memorial Sports Awards banquet drew a crowd of nearly 400 sports enthusiasts to Clintonville Lanes and Banquet Hall on Saturday night. Three Doug Jirschele Sports Awards were presented: Paul Halverson: A 1986 Clintonville High School graduate who played football, basketball and baseball. He was a captain on the basketball team his senior year and second team all-conference.

The Gresham High School boys golf team again relied on Killian Eggert to put the Wildcats near the top of the leaderboard Thursday at Eagle Creek. The Shiocton Invitational was the second consecutive event the Wildcats were unable to submit a team score due to not fielding a full team. However, it was also the second consecutive meet that Eggert has challenged for the overall individual win.

Unsurprising to the rest of the field, Marinette couldn’t be caught at the Oconto Falls Invitational at River Island Golf Course on Thursday. The Marines had the top two individual scores and another top-10 finisher, leading to a team score of 328.

To the editor: Mayor says: “Let’s cut the crap!” I say: “Craps gotta be cut!” Since when is it appropriate for elected city officials who have the prestigious power to make the most important decisions for our city of Clintonville to attend their council meetings wearing blue jeans and sweatshirt while taking their oath of office?

To the editor: I was ashamed at comments that were reportedly made at the recent City Council meeting when a homeless shelter proposal was debated — referring to those who are homeless as “those people” and stating that homelessness is a “chosen form of life.” Many who are homeless are also living with mental illness of some type. Do people really think that one chooses to have mental illness? Get real, people.

Plan your work and work your plan.” Ann-Marie Heidings The city of Shawano works very hard to accommodate business needs and encourages job growth and retention in our community. Perhaps residents are not fully aware of the assistance the city gives to businesses, so I will use today’s column to focus on the three most recent projects the city is financially supporting. Tax Incremental Finance District 6 was created last year to assist in elimina