There will be at least one new face on the Oconto Falls School Board following the April 7 election.

Incumbent Emilie Trudell is seeking another term, while Misty Gilbertson and Brandon Martzke seek to earn a spot. Two people will be elected to serve three-year terms.

All candidates were sent questionnaires about themselves and the issues. Gilbertson did not respond to inquiries.

Several prescribed burns are planned this spring and summer throughout northern Wisconsin’s Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, including at five locations in Oconto County.

Help shape the future of Shawano County.

The Land Conservation Department and its advisory committee are in the process of drafting its 2026-36 Land and Water Resource Management Plan, and the public’s input is wanted.

The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council has named the winners of its 20th annual Openness in Government Awards, or Opees. These recognize outstanding efforts to protect the state’s tradition of open government, as well as highlight some threats to it.

The winners are:

Several Shawano Community High School athletes earned all-conference honors for basketball and wrestling with Leah Nordin named player of the year for girls basketball in the Bay Conference.

Nordin, a senior who played guard and forward, was also a unanimous selection for the all-conference first team.

Maci Beyer, another senior who played guard and forward, earned honorable mention status.