GIRLS GOLF Shawano takes second with 206 Shawano took second at the Bay/NEC North Divisional Meet at Crystal Springs Golf Course in Seymour on Thursday. Brianna Zook shot a 47 on the day, good for third place overall. Julia Beck scored second on the team with a 51, while Gabby Krueger had a 53 for the Hawks.

Just seven minutes into Thursday’s home game against Pulaski, the Shawano Community High School boys soccer team found itself in a 3-0 hole. The Red Raiders tacked on another goal in the 20th minute to extend their lead to 4-0 en route to a 7-3 win. “It was nice to get out to the quick start obviously. I wish we would have kept it going a little bit,” Pulaski head coach Jeff Schneider said.

Overnight storm leaves little damage A thunderstorm that drenched the Shawano County Fair before the gates opened Thursday left several puddles behind, but no serious damage. Dale Hodkiewicz, president of the Shawano County Agricultural Society, estimated that 3 inches of rain fell during the wee hours after Wednesday night’s opening ceremonies. Hodkiewicz said a parking lot was flooded pretty badly and other areas were soaked, but the storm pass

Shianna Gracyalny never set a goal of being Fairest of the Fair. Nonetheless, the 2015 Pulaski High School graduate is the face of the 2015 Shawano County Fair. “I’ve been showing here for the last 10 years, and this was my last year, and I kind of wanted to make the best of it,” Gracyalny said.

Livestock competitions took center stage Thursday at the Shawano County Fair, as hundreds of kids paraded alongside their best hogs and cattle with dreams of blue ribbons and cash paydays. The coliseum building drew big crowds of family and friends throughout the day to cheer on their favorite junior competitors, ages 5 and up, from 4-H and FFA clubs all across the county. During the county fair’s first full day of activities, kids enjoyed their

The Shawano Common Council will take another look at sex offender residency restrictions with an eye toward keeping registered sex offenders out of a new Department of Corrections transitional living facility. The city has an ordinance restricting where registered sex offenders can live, but officials were apparently under the impression that state statutes required an exception for DOC facilities. “I guess we were thinking that there was nothing

To the editor: Heath insurance is a huge expense for small business owners. As it is, premiums are too high. I found out recently that my health insurance policy will no longer be offered at the same premium, so this December I will need to find a new plan.

To the editor: The Shawano Lake Lioness Club has been holding a fundraising craft fair for many years at Shawano Community Middle School and most recently at Olga Brener Intermediate School.

The city of Shawano would like to thank Cellcom and Resource Solutions Corporation/RecycleThatStuff.com for hosting a recycling event Saturday, Sept. 12, at Shawano Community High School, 220 County Road B, in Shawano. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cellcom is paying all recycling fees for this community event, which means permitted items will be disposed of at no cost to the public.