The Machickanee Players have begun rehearsals for the final play of their 40th season, the drama “12 Angry Jurors.” The story contemplates the serious responsibility of 12 ordinary people as they consider the guilt or innocence of a young man accused of the murder of his father.

WITTENBERG MIDDLE SCHOOL Second trimester HIGH HONORS Eighth grade: Elizabeth G. Behnke, Kennedy R. Benbo, Jonathan R. Cherek, Deajah L. Cornelius, Megan Fisher, Chloe R. Hanson, Abigail M. Jensen, Jenna M. Meisner, Landon D. Meronk, Addison Schmid, Trenton J. Schmidt, Konnor Stewart, Zoey Thorson, Jaylynn N. Tucker Seventh grade: Robert L. Dombeck, Aakyah I. Fuhrman, Lilyana M. Groh, Grace E. Hegewald, Matilda M. Hegewald, Phoenix R.

BOWLING Lakeshore Masters Lakeshore Lanes, March 18 Team Standings Golfside 103.5-24.5 Farmall 88-40 Remis Real em Inn 85-43 Launching Pad 75.5-52.5 Brothers Pub 75-53 Medalcraft 71-57 Lakeshore Lanes 64-64 Rosies Railway 61-67 Golden Sands 59-69 Lone Wolf Design 42-86 Pin Pricks 27-101 Becks Flooring 17-111 High team scratch game: Golfside 771, Farmall 762, Medalcraft 721 High team scratch series: Golfside 2,187, Farmall 2,084, Brothers Pub 1,97

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 133 million people in the U.S. have diabetes or prediabetes.

Donna Laverne Schuettpelz, 95, a longtime resident of the Coleman and Suring area, and more recently Winneconne, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 23, 2024, after a short illness at the Eden Meadows skilled nursing facility in Oshkosh. Donna was born to John and Esther (Haessely) Sandberg of Mountain on Sept. 27, 1928, and was the eldest of six children. She grew up and attended Mountain High School and graduated in 1945.

Shawano, March 23 The Shawano boys captured nine top-10 finishes at the Ripon College Showcase Meet on March 23. Will Chelberg ran to a third-place finish in the 3,200-meter run, while teammate Josiah Kuehl placed eighth. Ethan Onesti captured fourth in the 800-meter run.

Shawano, March 23 Adalyn Barkley led the Shawano girls track and field team with the best finish, after placing first in the triple jump in the Ripon College Showcase Meet on March 23. Shawano claimed another dozen top-10 finishes. Barkley had a total distance of 34 feet 7.5 inches.

Shawano’s girls softball team opened the 2024 season with a 7-4 win over Thorp on March 22 at the Danny Mac Softball Classic at the Hodag Dome in Rhinelander. The Hawks would split their two games March 23 to end up 2-1 on the weekend. In their first game on March 23, Shawano lost 12-10 to Stratford.

The walls are going up at Oconto Falls Middle School, the new facility across County Road I from the high school. Superintendent Dean Hess told the school board March 18 that the project has been proceeding much more quickly that expected thanks to the mild winter. “A lot of the metal stud work is completed, you can see that they’ve put up precast walls for the gym,” Hess said.