20 March 2015

Early spring brings early wildfire season

The recent surge in warmer temperatures is moving Wisconsin into an unusually early spring that has the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources gearing up for an equally early wildland fire season. More than 60 percent of all Wisconsin wildfires each year occur in March, April and May. Shawano and Menominee counties are already snow-free and implementing burning restrictions. Zach Hylinski, DNR forest ranger for western Shawano County, said Fri
20 March 2015
Gresham’s Haffner named to coaches’ all-state team
The boys high school basketball season is over at Gresham, but the awards continue to mount for senior guard Christian Haffner. Haffner, who was recently named Central Wisconsin Conference-10 Player of the Year, was a unanimous choice for the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association’s Division 5 all-state team. Haffner averaged 26.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game for the Wildcats, who finished the season 21-4, including a 15-3 mark
20 March 2015
Local hockey team working through numbers crunch
Hockey teams able to cope with the occasional minutes when they’re playing shorthanded are known as good penalty killers. When shorthanded gets measured in weeks and months, however, coping becomes a little more tricky. Attrition has been a greater concern than high sticking or slashing at Shawano Community High School, where the hockey team endured the 2014-15 season with a threadbare roster. “We have the talent on our team; we just don’t have t
19 March 2015
Thrivent receives award for ethics
Thrivent Financial has been selected as a 2015 World’s Most Ethical Company award recipient by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. The designation recognizes organizations that have had a material impact on the way business is conducted by fostering a culture of ethics and transparency at every level of the company. It is the fourth consecutive year that Thrivent has rec
19 March 2015
Clintonville council unaware of growing pension liability
Clintonville officials were surprised to learn the city owes the state more than $1.1 million in an unfunded pension liability and want to know why their auditing firm didn’t tell them. “This is serious,” interim City Administrator Chuck Kell said. “This is a large number that costs money every year.
19 March 2015
Public Record
Shawano Police Department March 18 Police logged 22 incidents, including the following: Juvenile — Police responded to a juvenile problem at Olga Brener Intermediate School, 1300 S. Union St. Fraud — Police investigated a fraud complaint at CoVantage Credit Union, 911 E.
19 March 2015
Kenneth J. Behnke
Kenneth “Ken” J. Behnke, 81, of the Township of Union, Waupaca County, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, March 19, 2015, at Theda Clark Medical Center from complications following a recent stroke. The Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home & Crematory of Clintonville is assisting his family.
19 March 2015
3 Bonduel boys earn all-conference honors
Bonduel High School junior center Peyton Czarapata was a first-team selection to the All-Central Wisconsin Conference-8 boys basketball team announced this week. Czarapata averaged 14.6 points and 8.8 rebounds a game for the third-place Bears. “Peyton played mostly junior varsity last year, so most of the teams didn’t know much about him this season,” Bonduel coach Duke Copp said.
19 March 2015
Haffner named CWC-10 Player of the Year
Gresham Community High School senior Christian Haffner has been named the boys basketball Player of the Year and first-team All-Central Wisconsin Conference-10. Haffner led the Wildcats to a 15-3 mark and second place in the CWC-10. “Christian probably had a good enough year to win it last year, too, but he’s been a big reason we’ve had the kinds of seasons we’ve had since he’s been here,” Gresham coach Jeff Zobeck said.
19 March 2015
Menominee Indian’s Smith named CWC-10 Player of the Year
Menominee Indian High School junior Ania Smith, who led the Eagles to a 16-2 mark and first place in the Central Wisconsin Conference-10, has been selected the conference’s Player of the Year in girls basketball. The Menominee Indian girls team won its first 18 games of the season behind Smith, who averaged 16.8 points a game in conference play. “We absolutely put the team on her back at crunch time,” coach Chris Rice said.
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