Raymond E. Nicholaus, 90, of Wyndemere Estates in Green Bay, formerly of Shawano, passed away peacefully on Jan. 26, 2015, in Green Bay. Raymond was born on March 29, 1924, in Bonduel, the son of the late Emil and Anna (Heling) Nicholaus. On June 19, 1948, he was united in marriage to Irene Werbelow at the St. James Lutheran Church in Shawano.

A Pulaski man is facing a felony auto theft charge for allegedly stealing a vehicle to help pull his friend out of a ditch. Jacob B. Vandreel, 20, is accused of taking a Chevy pickup truck from the Green Valley Service Center on Nov. 29. According to the criminal complaint, the incident started shortly before 2 a.m.

Shawano Community High School’s second-ever trip to the Purdue University Jazz Festival in Lafayette, Indiana, was a success. Shawano Jazz I won its site in the Purdue small-school division, outscoring 11 bands from four states. The Shawano bands were Wisconsin’s only representative in the 100-band festival held from Jan.

Amherst held Bonduel’s top two scorers to two points each Tuesday en route to a 50-28 win in a battle for first place in the Central Wisconsin Conference-8 boys basketball standings. Bonduel defeated Amherst 56-52 earlier this season, but the Falcons’ defense and Bonduel’s poor shooting changed the result Tuesday. “We didn’t shoot very well and that was our strength — making shots,” Bonduel coach Duke Copp said. Junior Peyton Czarapata led the Be

Dec. 12 is a date the Shawano Community High School boys basketball players remember fondly. That’s when Seymour dealt Shawano its lone home loss of the season.

Winter hasn’t cooperated the last couple of years, and it was no different this year for the Mooseyard Winterfest on Saturday. The mild weather forced organizers to cancel most outdoor events, but the Bar Olympics drew more participants than other years.

The law of averages is pretty clear about the can’t-win-‘em-all thing. But all throughout this special season the Menominee Indian High School girls have made it clear that you can keep all of the prognostications and actuarial mandates.

BOYS BASKETBALL Menominee Indian 65 Marion 61 Marion’s Jarod Sawall rolled in 26 points but it wasn’t enough, as Menominee (9-4, 7-4 CWC-10) prevailed behind Michael Pecore’s 19. Rosholt 75 Gresham 65 Killian Eggert’s 19 points and 10 rebounds were not enough as Gresham was upset at home Tuesday in a Central Wisconsin Conference-10 matchup. Three players joined Eggert in double figures for Gresham (13-2, 9-2 Central Wisconsin-10): Christian Haffn

The Oconto Falls-area community is invited to the annual Salad Luncheon and Love Basket Silent Auction, hosted by the HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and employees of HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital on Thursday, Feb. 12, at HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital. The luncheon will take place from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.