The Shawano County clerk is retiring. Shawano County Board Chairman Tom Kautza said he was informed by Sheriff George Lenzner of Kara Skarlupka’s resignation. According to state law, a county clerk’s resignation is done through a letter to the sheriff, who then informs the county board chairman. “It’s quite simple; she’s retiring,” Kautza sad when asked about the resignation.

The June 26 trial for Tracy Bahr on charges dating all the way back to 2020 has been canceled, and it looks like the 41-year-old Cecil man could plead out instead. Attorneys in the case met with Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court Judge William Kussel Jr. for a final pre-trial hearing June 10, and defense attorney Christopher Froehlich said his client, who remains in jail, is withdrawing the motion for a prompt disposition of the case.

James Radford is still waiting on an attorney taking on his case, a June 9 status conference revealed. Radford, 39, is being charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the death of his wife, Sabrina Radford. Deputies responded April 11, 2016, to a residence on County Road J in the Town of Fairbanks for a report of a woman who had sustained a gunshot wound.

Names of Bonduel High School students named to the 2024-25 fourth quarter honor roll have been announced. High Honors GPA 95.0 and above Seniors: Race Anvelink, Jeffrey Dendler, Jr., Teagan Engel, Adrian Ford, Laura Frea, Annika Bianca Hinay, Rachyl Hutter, Sera Hyzer, Nicole Marquette, Lila Melchior, Taylor Rank, Isabella Roberts, Samuel Roberts, Madalyn Sokolski, Tatum Sporisky, Conner Weckler, Ryan Wege, Audrey Weier. Juniors: Autumn Bloedorn,

Names of students named to the Bonduel Middle School honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2024-25 school year have been announced. A Honor Roll Eighth grade: Kolten Abel, Emily Baumann, Kristina Bessette, Cassidy Beyersdorf, Carson Boldt, Lillian Burrack, Isabella Cynor, Ethan Diemel, Collin Fischer, Terrance Frea, Luccas Gardebrecht, Levi Gilbert, Paige Gilbert, Benjamin Hadfield, Noel Hille, Garret Hofman, Hailey Homan, Eden Hyzer, Helen Ki

Guenter Carstensen, 83, of Shawano, passed away June 6, 2025. Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home and Crematory, Clintonville.

Ronald Schwanz, right, was awarded a Certificate of Continuous Membership for 50 years of membership in the John Owen American Legion Post 287 in Mattoon. Post Commander Steve Henry presented the certificate at a spring meeting. Schwanz is a Navy veteran.  

Senior Kadyn Riel, of Oconto Falls, is the conference player of the year for the North Eastern Conference all-conference golf team.

Grayson Engel and Ava Herrmann are the new youth spokespeople for Twig’s Beverage for the next year after being announced as the big winners of the Golden Boy and Girl Contest during Sun Drop Dayz on June 7. This is the second year of the contest, where students in the fourth grade are invited to send essays about why they’d be the best representatives for Shawano’s signature soda pop and how they embody the family and community values that Twig’