Green Bay Packers Sustain drives The Packers have shown their ability to be a quick-strike offense so far this season. The offense has put together several drives of over 60 yards in under two minutes. The no-huddle and big plays work for the Packers. But the Packers’ offense has also shown it can misfire with three-and-outs disrupting the otherwise high-flying show.

James Starks rightly got his due for finally breaking the 100-yard rushing bugaboo for the Packers. Starks’ hard running inspired his teammates, especially the offensive line, who in turn responded with some superb blocking Sunday. “It was just exciting for the entire offense as a whole to watch a guy go out there and run like that,” center Evan Dietrich-Smith said.

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Tobacco use and childhood obesity were identified as significant concerns by northeast Wisconsin residents, according to results of a statewide poll released this week by groups involved in the Transform Wisconsin health initiative. Groups participating in the initiative include Shawano Pathways, a nonprofit organization formed in 2011 to foster development of trails and green spaces in Shawano County. The purpose of the Transform Wisconsin poll

Plans to use $500,000 of county sales tax money for capital projects are likely dead. The Shawano County Finance Committee decided earlier this week not to take action on a request by the Administrative Committee to revise the ordinance on the county sales tax to reduce or eliminate the amount of money placed in reserve for capital projects. The $500,000 can only be used in emergencies. Supervisors on the committee were reluctant to make changes

Shawano County could save more than $17,000 if the lowest bid for the Sheriff’s Department radio replacement plan pans out. The Public Safety Committee this week recommended, by a 4-1 vote, that the county use Northway Communications, based in Wausau, to replace old radios that are no longer usable under the new simulcast communications system installed for the Sheriff’s Department last year. Northway had the lowest announced bid for equipment an

Authorities investigating a town of Wescott burglary arrested a rural Shawano man Tuesday on charges of allegedly dealing heroin and drug trafficking. Daniel A.

Wherever it ends up being located, a boutique supper club and lodging facility on the waterfront would be a key component of the plan, task force members agreed. Member Chuck Dallas said it would be a draw for companies looking to put up out-of-town clients and vendors, especially if there is access to a meeting room. “This is something that would cater to corporate America and those on a higher wage scale,” he said. Boat slips are also proposed

It’s only the third week of classes for public schools, but report cards are already out. Locally, every district but two met the standards determined by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The Menominee Indian and Bowler school districts fell into Meets Few Expectations, the category below Meets Expectations, which is considered passing. This is the first year that school districts are getting grades.