Ron Berna put his name at the top of the total track champions list at Shawano Speedway when he won the Late Model track championship Saturday night. He has eight track championships — five in the Late Model division and three in the IMCA Modified division. Jason Czarapata won his third straight IMCA Modified track championship, while his cousin Brandon Czarapata won his first IMCA Stock Car title.

A year ago the season opener between the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers was, properly, hyped as an early test of two of the NFC’s best teams. As important as that game was, this year’s game, also the season opener, means more. After the 49ers beat the Packers in the Divisional round of the playoffs and embarrassed the Packers’ defense, the offseason in Green Bay has seemingly been dedicated to stopping the 49ers. The defensive coac

Green Bay Packers Stop Kaepernick Easier said than done, the Green Bay Packers spent an entire offseason trying to figure out how to win this game. Most of that preparation went into stopping Kaepernick and the read option. As the Baltimore Ravens proved in the Super Bowl, it can be done. The Packers will need to place pressure on the quarterback early and often.

Sunday’s events at Shawano Speedway did not have the drama of Saturday night’s championships, but wreckage and fun more than made up for it. The three-in-one show featured spectator eliminators, demolition football and trailer races, a new event for the speedway. Dave Stoffer, racing in the V8 division, and Nate Michonski, in the 4-cylinder division, came out on top in the spectator eliminators. Stoffer bested a field of 16 cars in the V8 divisio

Eli goes 6-for-6 at horse show Sarah Vandenelzen, of Lena, and her horse, Eli, won grand championships in all six of the classes they entered at the Open Class horse show Saturday at the Crawford Center. Vandenelzen, who qualified to participate in the show because she grew up in Shawano and was active in the 4-H Club’s horse program, was proud of Eli’s showing. “He was very good,” Vandenelzen said. “He was a very good boy today.

Perennial polka favorite Jerry Voelker celebrated four decades as a Shawano County Fair attraction Sunday when he and his orchestra gave their 40th annual performance at President’s Park. “It’s been a total joy all these years,” Voelker said, and he gave thanks to former fair manager Charlie O’Brien for getting the tradition started. “Charlie was brave enough to hire us that first year,” he said. Voelker said the fairgoers and his audience keep b

Shawano Police Department Sept. 2 Police logged 18 incidents, including the following: Disturbance — Police and sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a fight in progress on the south side of the Shawano County Fairgrounds, 900 E.

A Menasha man who was wanted in connection with a domestic disturbance died early Tuesday after his speeding SUV slammed head-on into a semitrailer and burst into flames. Keith L. Carpenter, 35, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department said. He was the sole occupant of the SUV. The collision happened Tuesday about 12:45 a.m.

Superintendent Todd Carlson’s resignation had nothing to do with his relationship with the School Board, according to the board president. Julie Van Dyck said at Tuesday night’s board meeting that Carlson had met privately with her Aug.