No team in the NFL has been hit harder by injuries than the Green Bay Packers. That’s not an opinion. That’s a fact that was proved to be true by an ESPN study this week. Yet, here the Packers are at their bye week. Undefeated. The “next man up” philosophy has worked out just as general manager Ted Thompson and head coach Mike McCarthy always hope it will. There are several key players who Green Bay won’t be getting back this season.

A 503-yard passing performance on Sunday by Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers is enough to scare many who had believed Green Bay rebuilt a shaky defensive unit. The Packers, who remained undefeated with a 27-20 victory, seemed to have ball hawks in the secondary and a strong line, good enough to put pressure on any quarterback. What Philip Rivers did on Sunday should not be a surprise, though. Green Bay is used to playing with the lead, normally

Shawano Police Department Oct. 21 Police logged 20 incidents, including the following: Hit and Run — Police investigated a property damage hit-and-run in the Shawano County Courthouse parking lot, 311 N. Main St. Fire — Shawano Community Middle School, 1050 S. Union St., was evacuated for about 20 minutes after smoke was reported in the office.

Jerry Bernard “Chquawehtam” “Yamahoppy” Shawano, 64, of Neopit, passed away on Oct. 21, 2015, at his home. Jerry was born in Keshena on July 14, 1951, to the late Harry and Lavina (Nahwahquaw) Shawano. Jerry attended Shawano High School and went on to become a plumber, eventually attaining his master plumber license. On Aug.

A 61-year-old Aniwa woman was taken into custody on drug charges Thursday after Shawano County sheriff’s deputies and Stockbridge-Munsee tribal police executed a search warrant at a residence in the town. The sheriff’s department said the search warrant, executed about 9:30 a.m.

At a time when resources are scarce for public libraries, Shawano County libraries are getting by with a little help from their friends. The private group known as Friends of the Shawano County Libraries Inc.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Bears advance to regional final Bonduel fell behind in the first game, but fought back for a 22-25, 25-18, 25-16, 26-24 victory over Laona-Wabeno in a WIAA Division 3 regional semifinal match Thursday in Bonduel. The Bears (17-16) were led by senior setter Miranda Schmidt’s 22 assists and two aces. Junior Hayley Sorenson tallied 11 blocks.

Clintonville High School junior Lucas Lamberies finished fourth at the “Big Dance” at the IMCA Super Nationals in Boone, Iowa in early September. Of the 160 racers in the IMCA Sports Mods division who came out to compete for the week, Lamberies topped them all in a qualifying feature and Race of Champions. During the Race of Champions on Saturday afternoon, for only current track champions, Lamberies fell into second place off the start and had t

After Shawano/Bonduel swim team senior Clare Martell had pulled even in the 200-yard freestyle relay, Clintonville High School freshman anchor Allison Graper left the other teams in her wake. The Truckers, who already had the Shawano Sprint Meet title in hand by the time Graper dove into the pool in the final race of the night Thursday, cruised to a team score of 467, 136 points better than second-place Shawano/Bonduel. “I thought we were going t