Tuesday, April 14

Bonduel 4, Shiocton 3

Brooks Hartlaben had two of Bonduel’s seven hits as the Bears defeated Shiocton 4-3 on the baseball diamond.

Cole Wudtke was the winning pitcher. In four innings, he allowed three runs on four hits while walking two and striking out five.

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 6, Tomahawk 3

Tuesday, April 14

Bay Conference Mini-Meet #2

Shawano golfers placed sixth out of seven teams at the Shawano Lake Golf Course.

The Hawks scored a 185, clearing Green Bay East’s seventh-place score of 195. Seymour won with a 134.

Shawano’s top score was 44 by Brayden Mead. He was followed by Duane Gristeau-Blanche at 45, Collin Dieck at 46 and T.J. Smith at 50.

Crunching numbers isn’t for everyone, but for Isaac Patterson, it’s what he does.

Now he’s doing it for the city of Shawano as its new finance director. Patterson is replacing Brian Della, who was hired in December 2024 but has moved on to be a financial analyst for the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.

As if area communities aren’t already drenched with rain and worried about flooding, more severe weather is in the forecast.

The National Weather Service predicts a chance for severe thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall south of a line from Wisconsin Rapids to Sturgeon Bay late this afternoon and evening (April 14). Large hail and strong winds will be the primary threats. Isolated tornadoes are also possible south of Highway 10.

A popular business that caters to locals and visitors to the Lakewood area has new owners.

Although Darin Thompson and Jonathan Anita are new to the area, they already feel at home after purchasing Waubee Lake Lodge from Russ and Mary Kralovetz.

They officially closed on the business April 1.

What started out as a way to teach Scouts the fine art of making maple syrup now draws hundreds of people each year to an out-of-the-way place in Oconto County.

Hundreds of people from babies in strollers to senior citizens headed to Bear Paw Scout Camp east of Mountain April 11 for the Bear Paw Maple Syrup Days Open House.

More than two dozen ash trees will be removed from the Shawano County Fairgrounds this spring.

The Shawano County Agriculture and Extension Committee approved paying Kopitzke Logging $20,500 to cut down the 27 trees, grind the stumps and remove all of the debris.