The Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohicans were the last, but they certainly weren’t the least as they received a visit from Gov. Tony Evers on June 30 and unveiled dual-language highway signs for the reservation at a presentation at Mohican North Star Casino Resort.

A Green Bay man died June 25 after his pickup truck left U.S. Highway 141 and ran into a creek.

An Oconto County Sheriff’s Department traffic report identified the victim as Richard John Kennedy, 75.

The report indicates that at about 11:56 a.m., the pickup truck left the roadway south of Highway 141 near Guelig Road in the Town of Stiles, getting stuck in the water.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment on the future management of the Langlade County segment of the Wolf River State Trail.

A master plan establishes the levels and types of resource management and public use permitted on DNR-managed properties. Under the master planning process, DNR staff will develop a property specific master plan for the Wolf River State Trail in Langlade County.

About 3,000 individuals submitted comments in support of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin’s proposed Hard Rock Casino and Hotel project in Kenosha during the recently concluded public comment period on the environmental assessment.

The volume of supportive comments is six times greater than those in opposition.

The total cost of 12 food items used to host a summer cookout for 10 totaled $75.50, an increase of 7.5% from last year’s state average, according to the latest informal Wisconsin­ Farm Bureau Marketbasket survey.

At $7.55 per person, this price marks the highest total for the summer Marketbasket survey since its inception in 2013.

What is a salty anchor?

Bill Ciuplinski probably hears that question a lot as the new owner of The Salty Anchor, the former Water’s Edge, on state Highway 32 between Suring and Mountain.

Ciuplinski purchased the business, located across the road from Anderson Lake, in April and opened it May 16. Besides the bar and grill, it also features upstairs living quarters.

The Menominee word for theater is mamātāweqtan. It can also translate to English as a “wonderful performance.”

Shawano news publications have covered the Menominee Nation’s mamātāweqtan for more than 150 years, with perhaps the earliest story running in 1874. Theater is one of the Menominee peoples’ traditional artforms, and this column is just the latest local coverage.

The Shawano Rotary Club recently elected officers and awarded scholarships to graduating high school seniors.

At the meeting, the club voted for Mike Morse to become the president, succeeding Gary Tauchen, who will now serve as past president. Treasurer Paula Wegner and secretary J.R. Habeck were re-elected. All officers were sworn in by Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court Judge William Kussel.