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Penass wins medalist honors at CWC meet

Tuesday, April 28

CWC Mini-Meet #1

Menominee Nation/Gresham’s Elliott Penass scored an 80 to tie for medalist honors at Foxfire Golf Course in Waupaca.

Teammate Gabe Boivin had an 84, tied for third best.

All told, Menominee Nation/Gresham placed second with 357. They were followed by Marion in fifth with 384, Wittenberg-Birnamwood in sixth with 406 and Bonduel in 11th with 510.

School board takes heat for staff cut decisions

Cutting positions to eliminate $1.7 million in red ink from the 2026-27 Shawano School District budget continues to draw objections from people to the Shawano School Board.

The board voted in February to cut positions to bring the district in alignment with its own student-to-staff ratios after learning that existing expenditures would leave it well in debt when the time comes in October to approve its final budget.

Shawano School Board approves pay hikes for all employees

The Shawano School Board approved more than $500,000 in raises for employees at every level April 27, but some bristled at the idea of approving them all in one stroke.

All employees will be receiving a 2.63% cost-of-living increase. Support staff will also receive an additional 0.37% increase to round out the wage hike to 3%. Administrators will only see the cost-of-living increase.

Pulaski ties Sheboygan North, Shawano beats Merrill

Tuesday, April 28

Pulaski 0, Sheboygan North 0

The Pulaski girls soccer team traveled to Sheboygan for a Fox River Classic Conference matchup against Sheboygan North.

The Red Raiders and Golden Raiders contest ended in a 0-0 draw.

Pulaski goalkeeper Lucia Di Gennaro had 3 saves in the shutout draw.

The Red Raiders are now 4-2-2 on the season.

Pulaski tennis team shut out by De Pere

Tuesday, April 28

De Pere 7, Pulaski 0

Pulaski tennis players were shut out 7-0 by De Pere.

The closest contest was the No. 4 singles match when Jackson DeCleen defeated Aaron Trijueque Ruiz 6-4, 3-6, 10-3.

Thoma Pannatier, Oriol Capella Rodon and Jonah Drevs also lost their singles matches.

Pulaski lacrosse teams lose again

April 28

Oneida Nation 15, Pulaski 3 (boys)

Pulaski’s boys lacrosse team dropped to 0-7 in the Bay Valley Conference and 0-11 overall after a 15-3 loss to Oneida Nation.

Sun Prairie United 5, Pulaski 2 (girls)

The Pulaski girls lacrosse team is 0-7 overall following a 5-2 loss to Sun Prairie United.

INGOLD ACQUITTED

It took almost four years for Michael Ingold’s homicide case to come to trial, but it took just a few hours for a jury to return April 28 and say he wasn’t guilty in Sheila Laudon’s death.

Natural gas pipeline expansion planned in Shawano, Oconto counties

Plans to expand a natural gas pipeline in Michigan and Wisconsin, including through Shawano and Oconto counties, is drawing a lot of interest from affected residents.

Foreclosed properties to be sold to village of Gresham

Shawano County will sell two properties it foreclosed on to the village of Gresham, while the fate of two more foreclosed pieces of land remains unclear.

The first property, previously owned by Ralph Lange, had taxes, interest and miscellaneous expenses dating back to 2016 that totaled $113,264.49. It will be sold to the village for that amount.

Today’s assessed value is $12,400.

Sherrie Shallow

Sherrie Shallow, 69, of Oconto Falls, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2026, at St. Mary’s Hospital, following a five-month courageous battle with small cell lung cancer.

She was born April 14, 1957, in Oconto Falls to Robert “Bobby” and Kathy (Perlick) Bitters. She graduated from Oconto Falls High School with the class of 1975.

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