We would like to thank everyone who attended our Aug. 1 event, “Happy 250th Birthday, USA: A Land of Immigrants and Indigenous People,” at Equity Hall in Pound.
Nancy L. Kershek died quietly at home Monday, Aug. 24, 2026.
She was born June 25, 1941, to the late Joseph Albert and Blanche R. (Hooper) Kershek. Nancy graduated from Oconto Falls High School. She retired from Peterson Ford where she was employed most of her working life.
She will be remembered by family for her love of the outdoors and always being ready to lend a hand to whatever project was presented.
The discussion on the use of Flock cameras came to Shawano on Aug. 25 as the Shawano Police Department spoke with the Shawano Field Committee about how they are used. An officer also talked about how they intend to sidestep any potential for abuse of the data the cameras collect.
Supervisor Jeremy Gretzinger cast the only no vote when it came to notifying lenders the county intends to borrow $29 million for the first phase of a courthouse and jail building project.
As it is for students, the first day of school in the Menominee Indian School Distinct will also be new — sort of — for Shannon Chapman, the district’s new superintendent.
Chapman was hired last spring to succeed Marcus Denny, who stepped down at the end of the 2025-26 school year. She has more than 30 years of experience in the education field.
The Shawano School District announced it was hiring an additional fourth-grade teacher in July and set off alarm bells for some Shawano School Board members due to making $1.77 million in cuts earlier in the year.
That changed once district officials presented their rationale for adding that teacher as well as an English teacher position for sixth and seventh grades. The board voted at its Aug. 24 meeting to approve both positions.
A middle school principal in Kaukauna named, but not a defendant, in the sexual abuse and misconduct lawsuit against the Oconto Falls School Board was the center of attention at the Aug. 24 Kaukauna School Board meeting.
Some residents there called for River View Middle School principal Lucas Cromell to either be removed permanently or placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.
