Two people arrested after authorities executed a search warrant Friday are each facing a felony count of maintaining a drug trafficking place at their residence in the town of Aniwa Andy L. Bessert, 36, and Audrey L. Tautges, 35, could each face a maximum 3 1/2 years in prison and $10,000 fine if found guilty.

The Shawano County Administrative Committee might try to improve the latest draft of the employee handbook instead of going to an earlier version so it can pass the County Board on Nov.

Shawano County is seeing an increase in heroin abuse, similar to other northern Wisconsin counties, detectives with the Sheriff’s Department said at a community meeting Monday. “This is no longer something that is just going on in Green Bay, Appleton, Milwaukee or Chicago,” Capt. Tom Tuma said to the audience at Shawano Community High School.

In recognition of the start of United Way annual campaigns throughout the state, Gov. Scott Walker recently designated the months of September and October as United Way Months in Wisconsin. The proclamation highlights United Way’s work to advance the common good by focusing on the building blocks for a quality life: health, income and education.

The Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison, president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, visited St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bonduel last weekend with some strong words for its 150th anniversary celebration. Harrison presided over the Saturday evening church service and both services on Sunday, and he was the keynote speaker at a sold-out dinner celebration in the early afternoon.

Wolf River Lutheran High School Students at Wolf River Lutheran High School experience the unique opportunity to study in a school of just 18 students. While some might consider the school’s smaller size to be limiting, most WRLHS students embrace the benefits of the low student-to-teacher ratio. As one student explained, “I like the fact that the school is as small as it is.

With no chance to move up in the final Bay Conference standings Saturday, the Shawano Community High School volleyball team was essentially preparing for the postseason. The Hawks finished the conference tourney with a 2-2 record, winning their last two matches of the day to secure seventh place. “Seventh. Am I happy with it? I don’t know,” Shawano head coach Jean Wolff said. “Does it really tell the true story of our team?

The Gresham Community High School volleyball team advanced in the WIAA Division 4 regional Tuesday night with a 3-2 win over White Lake in Gresham. The third-seeded Wildcats were down to sixth-seeded White Lake 2-1 after losing the opening game 25-13, winning the second 25-9 and losing the third 25-23. Gresham when on to win the fourth game 25-9 before edging White Lake 15-12 in the tie-breaker. The Wildcats opened that last set down 3-0 before b

The Bonduel High School volleyball team advanced in the WIAA Division 3 regional Tuesday with a 3-0 sweep of Crandon in Bonduel. The Bears, the No. 4 seed, beat the fifth-seeded Cardinals by dominating the first game 25-16, winning a closer second game 25-18, and closing the door with a solid 25-11 win in the third game. Bonduel will travel to No. 1 seed Coleman on Thursday. “I think that it helped that we beat Oconto, who is the No.