City officials Tuesday approved entering into negotiations with ThedaCare over the Shawano Medical Center property that will be vacated later this year. The Shawano Common Council came out of closed session discussions at its reorganizational meeting and voted to “authorize and direct the city attorney, mayor and city administrator to enter into negotiations with ThedaCare for development of the hospital site,” City Administrator Brian Knapp said

The Green Bay Packers’ 95th NFL regular-season schedule — highlighted by a Thanksgiving night game at Lambeau Field against the Chicago Bears, the first home Thanksgiving game since 1923 — was released this evening by the National Football League. Green Bay’s schedule includes four other prime-time contests and seven games against 2014 playoff teams.

Brenda Lowrance, a 1983 graduate of Oconto Falls High School, has been named a Mountain West region finalist in the clinical care, inpatient category for the 2015 Nurse.com GEM award honoring outstanding nurses nationwide. Lowrance, who will be honored with 23 other nurses at the Nurse.com Nursing Excellence GEM Awards Dinner, has been the registered nurse senior manager for the seventh floor at Banner - University Medical Center in Phoenix, Ariz

In an effort to streamline services and maximize efficiencies for patients, a number of changes will be made to the HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital Prevea Oconto Health Center and the Prevea Oconto Health Center. HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital Prevea Oconto Health Center is located at 103 First Street, and the Prevea Oconto Health Center is located at 620 Smith Ave.

Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Company’s performance for 2014 showed both favorable and unfavorable results, according to information released March 24 at the 124th annual meeting. President Al Schuettpelz reported premiums written increased by $220,338, the company’s surplus increased by $267,518, admitted assets were up $1,397,022 and incurred losses were down from the previous year, with a gross loss ratio coming in at 52.6 percent. The unusual

For a third consecutive year, Lena Swamp Archery, Oconto Falls, was awarded Top 100 Mission Dealer status from Mathews Inc. of Sparta. Mathews Inc. is the world’s largest archery manufacturer, according to a news release. Lena Swamp Archery owner Wade Jeske said 2014 was a challenging year. “Wisconsin changed the law to allow anyone to use a crossbow.

The football field under construction at Oconto Falls High School will bear the name of former coach and teacher Dan Rider, the Oconto Falls School Board decided April 13. Athletic Director Jerry Moynihan suggested the field be named after Rider, whose name will be placed on the scoreboard, scheduled for installation May 15. “We need to order this scoreboard soon in order to do that.

The Gillett school colors may be black and red, but green is the color that will memorialize a 2006 Gillett High School graduate. Green — as in the green grass of the Gillett High School football field and practice field. A foundation created in memory of Joshua Richards will donate approximately $17,000 for sprinkler systems to be installed on both fields.

April 16 Deputies logged 23 incidents, including the following: Disturbance - Authorities investigated a report of a man on Dionne Street in Lena who was outside screaming and playing loud music. Suspicious - Authorities investigated a report of suspicious people on Caldwell Avenue in Oconto Falls. Intoxication - Authorities responded to a report of an intoxicated man on Superior Avenue in Oconto. Suspicious - Authorities investigated a report of