The Gresham Community High School boys basketball team led 36-19 at halftime of Thursday’s Central Wisconsin Conference-10 game against Bowler, but turned up the pressure in the third quarter to go on and swamp the Panthers 68-39. Undefeated Gresham (9-0, 6-0 CWC-10) outscored Bowler 25-6 after coming out of the locker room at the half. Gresham coach Jeff Zobeck wasn’t happy with the 10-point lead his team opened up in the first quarter, at one p

Sacred Heart Catholic School We are happy to be in the year 2015 and back at school with our families. We hope that everyone had a safe and enjoyable break and a very Merry Christmas. We are in full swing this week at Sacred Heart Catholic School. The students in our eighth-grade class are already making plans for next year when they make the big move to Shawano Community High School.

Shawano Police Department Jan. 6 Police logged 23 incidents, including the following: Juvenile - Police responded to a juvenile problem in the 1000 block of South Union Street. Assist - Police assisted Shawano Area Fire Department with an industrial fire in the 1400 block of East Green Bay Street.

Three Clintonville Common Council seats will be decided in the April 7 spring election. Former Mayor Robert Gay has filed papers as a candidate for alderman in District 1. He will face opposition from newcomer Julie Stumbris.

Five musicians will share the music that inspires them Jan. 19 at the 12th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day community celebration at First Presbyterian Church in Shawano. The program featuring Pasquale Cervantez, Wade Fernandez, Skip Jones, Clint Miller and Dorothy Zerbe begins at 5:30 p.m. Through the music and presentations, the program will honor the remarkable life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Authorities said Wednesday a compressor malfunction was likely responsible for the Dec.

WEEK AHEAD GIRLS BASKETBALL WHAT: Bonduel vs. Weyauwega-Fremont WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Thursday WHERE: Weyauwega-Fremont High School WHY IT MATTERS: Bonduel continues to roll over the competition this season with a perfect 9-0 record, including a 4-0 record in the Central Wisconsin Conference-8.

A long vacant downtown building could be open for business again by the end of summer with the adoption Wednesday of a developer’s agreement between the city and an investment group looking to breathe new life into the property. Todd Schultz, representing the investment group, told the Shawano Common Council the time line will depend on securing tenants for the building at 153 S. Main St.

If residents have not noticed already, the Max’s Restaurant sign has been removed to make way for a new name and owners. The restaurant, at W7389 River Bend Road, Shawano, will be renamed Grandma Sofie’s, a namesake of one of the new owners. Sofie Abdiu and her brother-in-law, Harry, purchased the business from Max and Buki Shabani last week.