The College of Menominee Nation’s applied research projects on solar energy are expanding to engage teachers and primary school students in the region. With its new $197,128 grant from the National Science Foundation, CMN will introduce renewable energy concepts to children from high-risk schools in Green Bay and to area teachers for use in their classrooms. The youth outreach project funded by the college’s grant is a cooperative effort between

A new program provides free books for children of families using the Clintonville Area Food Pantry. Kay Kuester Doran, of Clintonville, offered to lead the local “Food for the Mind” program, a national effort that she was involved with through the Rhinelander chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a national society for women educators. Doran said the program will provide the pantry with used books throughout the year and new books for children at Christm

City staff have identified a location for a possible future dog park in Shawano; something many residents have been panting for since 2012. Park and Recreation Director Matt Hendricks said he isn’t ready to divulge the location, however. “We still have a few more things to work out,” he said. Hendricks and Department of Public Works Coordinator Eddie Sheppard have been looking at possible dog park locations for the last several months, Hendricks

A Green Bay-based management consultant has volunteered his time to help Leadership Shawano County improve its curriculum. Cecil area resident Greg Gauthier, a partner with Foxwood Associates, a Green Bay management consulting firm, began working with the local leadership program last summer.

The Menominee Nation on Thursday celebrated the grand opening of the second phase of the Menominee Casino Resort — a 25,000 square-foot casino facility that will complete the building project started eight years earlier. The first phase of the resort, finished in 2010, was the conference center and hotel.

Packers coach Mike McCarthy made it official Thursday, announcing that he is relinquishing his job calling plays for Aaron Rodgers and the rest of the Green Bay offense. The decision was part of a significant shake-up on that side of the ball, where the Packers led the NFL in scoring in 2014 and Rodgers won his second most valuable player award. McCarthy is handing off the play-calling duties to Tom Clements, whom he promoted from offensive coord

BOYS BASKETBALL Clintonville 66 Waupaca 52 The Truckers (5-13, 4-10 Eastern Valley Conference) hit 50 percent from the floor and made 20 of 22 free throws to send Waupaca (5-14, 3-10) to the conference defeat Thursday. Tyler Peterman led Clintonville with 22 points and seven rebounds, Nate Krueger added 19 points and Nick Hogan added 15.

Sometimes it’s not a case of whether a good thing comes to an end, but rather when that end comes. The Bonduel High School girls basketball team got its first taste of defeat this season Thursday night when the Bears let one slip away against Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 35-34, in Wittenberg. The Chargers’ Siri Zeinert was left open under the bucket on a defensive rotation with :02 left and dropped in the layup that gave Wittenberg-Birnamwood its only

Silver linings were scarce for the Gresham Community School girls basketball team throughout the first half of Thursday night’s showdown with Central Wisconsin Conference-10 power Bowler. After that, things got worse. The visiting Panthers maintained their hold on second place in the CWC-10 behind outstanding individual performances by Ashlynn Brisk and Reanne Kieltinski, using a big third-quarter run to knock off Gresham 53-24. “Not a good night