Vera D. Miller-Kopan, 93, of Shawano, passed away on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, in Shawano. She was born on Oct. 25, 1920, in the Township of Red Springs to the late William and Minerva (Tousey) Bogda. On Dec. 27, 1947, Vera was united in marriage to Dale I. Miller. He preceded her in death on Jan. 29, 1975. Lucky to find love again, she was united in marriage to Robert Kopan on Sept. 14, 1997. Robert also preceded her in death on July 8, 2004.

Olga Brener Intermediate School Students in Mellissa Reed’s third-grade class are working on a simple machines unit in their science class. They are studying pulleys, levers and inclined planes – learning how they work, how they are used in our everyday lives and how they make the work that’s being performed easier. What better way to learn than by taking a hands-on approach?

Elmo C. Wolf, 88, was welcomed home by his heavenly Father on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014. Elmo was born on Feb. 25, 1926, to Louis and Margaret (Lemke) Wolf in the town of Washington, Shawano County. He graduated from Bonduel High School. In his earlier years he enjoyed working on the family farm. On May 31, 1958, he married the former Lucille Braun at St. James Lutheran Church in Shawano, with Pastor LP Buelow officiating.

Training for Shawano area nursing students will move out of the classroom and into the workplace starting in the fall of next year. The new ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano and Northwest Wisconsin Technical College on Tuesday announced an agreement to offer Shawano’s NWTC nursing programs on site at the new medical center in 2015. Hospital and NWTC officials said it is the first such collaboration in the state. “This project really benefits Theda

The city of Clintonville has spent more than $17,000 on its investigation of former City Administrator Lisa Kotter, who resigned earlier this month after 17 years in the position. Kotter’s departure, according to a joint news release issued by Kotter and the city, was not based on any misconduct but rather on “philosophical and stylistic differences.” In addition to the legal fees, the city also has to pay Kotter’s salary through May 15, 2015.

After a summer of Masses in the school gym, parishioners of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shawano got their first look this week at the extensively renovated church. “I think it’s going to bring more warmth to the church,” said the Rev. Luke Ferris, the parish’s pastor. The old altar will be used for the final time this weekend, at the 4:30 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 a.m. Sunday services. Then it will be removed for the new altar.

Shawano County authorities Tuesday released a sketch of a suspect believed to be connected to an attempted abduction of a 14-year-old girl in the town of Birnamwood last month. The Shawano County Sheriff’s Department received a report just after 1 p.m. Aug. 27 that a girl was walking along a road between cornfields when a male subject attempted to grab her.

Shawano police were releasing few details Tuesday about a reported home invasion in the city early Saturday, saying the incident remains under investigation. Two people were assaulted by masked intruders and were treated at Shawano Medical Center for “noncritical injuries,” according to a news release issued Saturday morning. Capt. Jeff Heffernon said Tuesday police do not have an exact count of the intruders.

The Bonduel High School football team gave up a few big plays in Friday’s homecoming game against Central Wisconsin Conference-8 foe Iola-Scandinavia, but relentless running by its three-headed backfield was more than enough to get the 44-29 win. Bonduel running backs Hunter VanderLinden, Dan Tauchen and Hunter Berry combined for 319 of Bonduel’s 358 yards. VanderLinden, who scored two short-yardage touchdowns in the first half, finished with 30