April 5 Pulaski’s girls placed sixth with 40 points and the boys were 13th with 12 points at the Midwest Indoor Championship at UW-River Falls. The girls team of Addison Krueger, Lily Urben, Faye Brunke and Olivia Sprangers won the 4x200-meter relay in 1:48:77, fewer than three seconds faster than Osseo. Sprangers earned a second-place finish in the 60-meter dash in 7.92.

April 4 Pulaski 2, Marshfield 0 A scoreless first half turned in favor of Pulaski as the Red Raiders defeated Marshfield 2-0 in their season opener. Emmah Hyer and Anya Hasser each scored for Pulaski.

April 3 Luxemburg-Casco 2, Oconto Falls 1 After postponements of games against Coleman and Oconto, the Oconto Falls girls softball team opened its season at Luxemburg-Casco High School. The Panthers lost 2-1. Bay Port 5, Pulaski 3 Pulaski’s 2025 season opened with a Fox River Classic Conference loss to Bay Port. The score was 5-3.

A new law in Maine aims to make a big change to the state’s campaign finances, and by extension, political advertising. If applied in swing states like Wisconsin, the law could restrict the substantial influence that super PACs, and their billionaire funders, flex on our politics. First Maine’s legislation must survive court challenges. Super PACs — political action committees that must remain independent from and not coordinate with candidates a

Tracy Bahr waived his right to have a preliminary hearing April 3, one week after his attorney called for one to take place and asked for his client to be present in the court hearing, and pleaded not guilty to 100 different charges. Defense attorney Christopher Froelich said that Bahr understood his rights and was waiving the preliminary hearing, where it’s usually determined if the state has enough evidence to proceed with a trial. Shawano-Meno

Wisconsin’s municipal courts can have a significant and devastating impact on the lives of people who can’t afford to pay a citation due to poverty. Without critical legal protections, unpaid municipal citations can lead to warrants, arrests and incarceration. There is no right to counsel in Wisconsin’s municipal courts, meaning people unable to afford an attorney face court alone, compounding the cycle of poverty and punishment.

Plans for renovating and adding to the Shawano Recreation Center have gone up sharply in price, according to an announcement from Matt Hendricks. The parks and recreation director presented his findings at the Shawano Parks and Recreation Commission meeting April 2. Last year, the city of Shawano received a Flexible Facilities Program grant for $4.25 million from the state for the first phase of renovations.

• Nicole A. Kaquatosh, 41, Shawano, pleaded no contest March 31 to possession of THC (second or subsequent offense). Judge Katherine Sloma levied fines and sentenced her to five days in county jail. • Maria A. Webster, 31, Keshena, pleaded no contest April 1 to possession of narcotic drugs. Sloma withheld sentencing and placed her on three years of probation with conditions. • A jury Oct.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department April 6 Deputies responded to 27 incidents, including operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated near Old Lake and Curt Black roads in the Town of Wescott; failure to report to jail on Engel Drive in Shawano; assisting at a fire on Sunrise Road in Gresham; trespassing on County Road F in the Town of Angelica; fleeing an officer near state Highway 22 and River Bend Lane in the Town of Green Valley; three 911 ca