Alice Smith, 97, Manawa, died on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. She was born on Sept. 16, 1917, in Wild Rose, the daughter of Gilbert and Janet (Lane) Stevenson. Alice was raised in Wild Rose and in the town of Union, where she attended Dellwood and Marble schools. She married Everett Smith on June 10, 1936, and lived on a farm in the town of Bear Creek until moving to Manawa in 1989.

When cancer strikes, it affects many lives. Mark Buettner and his children, 12-year-old Isabella and 10-year-old Isaac, have been learning to cope with the loss of their wife and mother, LoriLynn, who passed away Nov. 26, 2014. “It’s going good,” said Buettner, a registered nurse at Shawano Medical Center. where his wife was also a registered nurse.

School district officials are hoping for a write-in willing to fill the Shawano School Board seat representing the town of Herman in the April 7 election. Incumbent Jay Jones decided not to run for another two-year term, and no candidates came forward to take his seat. Shawano School District Deputy Clerk Lori Sherman said she is not aware of anyone mounting a write-in campaign. She said it’s the first time in her 24 years with the district that

It will be one of the youngest softball teams that Shawano Community High School has ever fielded, and the Hawks will be looking to reverse the fortunes of a 2014 season that saw them start 5-4 and then go 3-10 the rest of the way. It doesn’t take too long a look to find encouraging signs that this could be a breakthrough year. For one thing, having an all-state catcher back in the fold is not a bad start. Senior Courtney Ainsworth is back behind

New census figures show the population fell in nearly half of Wisconsin’s 72 counties. The population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau show 35 counties lost people from 2013 to 2014. It continues a trend of dropping populations in rural counties that’s due mainly to residents moving out. Menominee County, one of the counties with population growth, showed the fastest growth rate — 3.2 percent — from 2013 to 2014.

Michael “Mike” Buettner, a native and longtime resident of northern Wisconsin, lost his three-year courageous battle with ALS on March 20, 2015. He was born in Shawano on Sept. 27, 1960, son of Wayne and Sandra (Brunner) Buettner, of Gresham. Michael graduated from Antigo High School in 1979. He earned his bachelor’s degree in fisheries biology and his master’s degree in natural resources from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Arnold Henry “Nookie” Thomas, 87, of Shawano, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, March 22, 2015, at his home. Arnold was born March 24, 1927, in Shawano, a son of the late Herman and Hattie (Meisner) Thomas. He attended the Shawano schools, graduating from high school in 1946. After high school he worked at Gehrke Montour Heating in Shawano. On Sept.

Victor D. Vigue Jr., 49, of Manitowoc, died unexpectedly Sunday, March 22, 2015, at his residence. Victor was born June 18, 1965, in Manitowoc, son of Victor Vigue and Mary Kay Wastel. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing cards and watching football.

Tammy Marie Hottenstine, 52, of Shawano, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Friday, March 20, 2015. Tammy was born on Dec. 18, 1962, to the late Ephriam J. and Judith A. (Hockers) Wood. She was a graduate of Columbine High School in Colorado. On Feb.