Gary A. Bayness, 68, passed away peacefully with his wife, Lynn, at his side on July 26, 2015, after a long illness. Gary was born July 28, 1946, in Cook County, Illinois, and was adopted by George and Grace Bayness and moved to Ashland. The family moved several times and settled in Appleton. The funeral liturgy for Gary will be at noon Thursday, July 30, 2015, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 410 W. Lawrence St., Appleton, with the Rev.

Albert J. Roberts, 94, of Keshena, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015, at his home. Albert was born on Nov. 25, 1920, in Gillespie, Illinois, the son of the late Jess and Elizabeth (Kalhar) Roberts. On April 24, 1968, Albert was united in marriage to Patricia “Pat” Vigue in Chicago. Al was a homebody. He enjoyed vegetable gardening, canning, hunting and fishing, as well as making and repairing fishing rods.

The tradition-rich Green Bay Packers are embracing trendy throwback looks for their alternate, third jerseys. They’re nearly finished upgrading the wireless connectivity at Lambeau Field to help fans text and tweet about every touchdown pass from MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Team president Mark Murphy promises that at least one thing will never change on his watch. “We will not sell the naming rights to the stadium.

Bonduel had it, then didn’t, as its American Legion baseball season came to an abrupt end Saturday on a Clintonville grand slam in Clintonville. Trailing 4-2 entering the seventh inning, Clintonville loaded the bases before Bonduel reliever Bailey Dingeldein gave way to Hunter VanDerLinden. VanDerLinden tossed two pitches; Parker Mindel sent the second over the W.A. Olen Park fence. “It was heck of a shot. … (Mindel) came in and did his job.

The Shawano 10U Black baseball team would not accept anything less than a Shawano Youth League tournament championship. After tying with Central Wisconsin Impact in the opening round Friday, Shawano Black rattled off three straight wins en route to the tourney title, including a 14-5 drubbing of De Pere in the championship game Sunday. “After the (Central Wisconsin) game, I told the kids we can get through this,” Shawano 10U Black coach Clint Sum

According to Shawano American Legion baseball coach Will Gillis, the Patriots are heating up at the right time. It showed Sunday as Shawano defeated Pulaski 6-5 to win the Class AA regional championship and a berth in the state tournament, which begins Wednesday in Kaukauna. The Patriots play Waterford at 4 p.m. at Bayorgen Field. “We have just hit our peak,” Gillis said.

Break time is just about over for Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Training camp is here. Rodgers planned to tweak his training regimen and work out with some teammates in southern California during the offseason.

A sweeping, half-million dollar foreclosure suit against the Samanta Roy Institute of Science and Technology has been dismissed after a newly formed company purchased the debt. The wide-ranging civil action encompassed 15 properties in Shawano and the town of Wescott owned by SIST and its subsidiary Midwest Properties of Shawano. The action brought by Wells Fargo Bank of Dallas came to a halt late last week after the bank reached an agreement wit

It was a relic from a time when Shawano County farmers used molasses laced with arsenic to keep hungry grasshoppers and other pests off their crops. Fifty years later, the abandoned pesticide depot along Marsh Road became a toxic dump that local officials recognized as a health hazard — but one that they could not afford to clean up. That is why the federal government intervened and spent about $300,000 hauling away the last tainted remnants of t