Nellie A. Kessen, 91, Birnamwood, died on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, at Bohlman Manor, Birnamwood. Arrangements are pending at Schmidt & Schulta Funeral Home, Birnamwood.

The 36th annual Shawano Folk Music Festival opens Friday at Mielke Park in Shawano. In addition to a wide range of musical styles, the festival includes an arts and crafts fair, children’s activities and more. The music fans can visit a buckskinners exhibit depicting the fur trade of the early 1800s on Saturday and Sunday.

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Shawano Community Middle School hosted a meet-and-greet Thursday to give area residents a chance to meet the school’s new administrators. Principal Mary Kramer said the event was aimed at building relationships and helping open the door for more community involvement. “I really want to start pushing out all of the great things that are going on, so we need more people getting involved,” Kramer said. The event included snacks and refreshments as K

They may be smaller, but the Eagles can fly. The Menominee Indian High School football team (2-7, 1-4 Northern Lakes Conference) got younger — losing 12 players to graduation — and faster in the offseason. “We’re not quite as big as last year, but we’ve definitely got speed,” Menominee Indian coach Chris Clache said.

After nearly a decade in the NFL, Aaron Rodgers doesn’t need that many snaps in Packers preseason games. There’s not really much to prove for a quarterback who seems as sharp as ever in practice. But backup play is at a premium, especially following a 2013 season during which Rodgers was sidelined for nearly two months with a collarbone injury. Ten days into training camp, the Packers appear to have two competent candidates for a job that, realis

Two Shawano County supervisors have put the county on notice that claims might be forthcoming against Sheriff Randy Wright as a result of a search warrant executed at one of their homes in April. District 1 Supervisor Deb Noffke and her father, District 14 Supervisor Marlin Noffke, each filed a separate notice of injury or circumstances with the Shawano County clerk. The notices, which have been referred to the county corporation counsel, are the

Shawano Police Department Aug. 5 Police logged 42 incidents, including the following: OAR — A 28-year-old man was taken into custody on an operating after revocation violation at South Lincoln and East Randall streets. Assault — Police investigated assault of a female at the Wisconsin House Inn, 216 E.

The Shawano County University of Wisconsin-Extension office will be running six strength-training classes this fall. Registration is open for the Strong Bones Program classes that start the week of Sept. 8 and run through Nov. 21. Four classes will be held at Zion Lutheran Church in Shawano. Classes also will be held at St.