To the editor: Here we go again with the beginning of our next involvement on foreign land as an “advisory training group.” Our first group in Korea cost 53,000 American lives to achieve a stalemate with the then-dreaded communists in the beginning of the Cold War (1950-53). Next we stepped in, in Vietnam, to advise and train the South Vietnamese military, such as it was.

To the editor: I have heard many rumors that Randy Wright has changed his party choice to Democrat. Well, let me assure you that is not true. Randy is still a strong Republican.

A rewrite of Shawano’s zoning code will go before a joint meeting of the Plan Commission and Common Council next week, ahead of an open house for the public the week after. The new code would put a premium on landscaping for any new development proposed in the city and would toss the “legal nonconforming” designation for properties that don’t fit in with the zoning in their neighborhoods. One of the flaws in the city’s existing code, according to

Wallpaper in a residence once owned by a Shawano County sheriff’s detective provided a key piece of evidence for the state during a preliminary hearing Friday for a rural Shawano man accused of having sexual communications with a 14-year-old Arizona girl. Luke W.

Playing a road game against a division rival raises the intensity for linebacker Clay Matthews. “They’re fun games to play, and I think more so just talking from the fan aspect of it — the fans hate you,” Matthews said Friday.

The Bonduel High School football team earned a key Central Wisconsin Conference-8 win Friday, beating Weyauwega-Fremont 61-21, to set up a match between second-place teams next week in Bonduel. Bonduel (5-1, 3-1 CWC-8) will host Shiocton (5-1, 3-1 CWC-8), which beat Stevens Point Pacelli 41-0 Friday.

The Marinette High School football team paid tribute to its 1989 state championship football team with a stellar second half at Higley Stadium on Friday night. Marinette (2-4, 2-4 Bay) beat visiting Shawano 42-21 to keep its playoff hopes alive.

Shawano Police Department Sept. 24 Police logged 25 incidents, including the following: Theft — A wallet was reported stolen in the 1400 block of East Green Bay Street. Arrest — A male subject was taken into custody at the Probation and Parole offices, 1340 E.

Substantial battery A Shawano man has been charged with felony counts of substantial battery, intimidating a victim and false imprisonment in connection with an alleged domestic incident in the city last month. Cory L.