Mackenzie Buss, of Shawano, made it to the finals in the 50-meter backstroke Thursday at the USA Swimming National Championships in Indianapolis. The new Shawano Community High School graduate’s time of 29.68 seconds set a personal record, eclipsing her previous best of 30.20.

Children and adults will have the chance to crawl into the seat of a crane, backhoe or digger during a special event celebrating the groundbreaking for the new ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano. The Big Dig will be held from 12:30-3 p.m.

A black bear was spotted in downtown Clintonville early Thursday and reportedly damaged a storefront before making its way out of town. Clintonville police received two calls about the bear shortly before 3:30 a.m. The initial report was that the bear was spotted on the sidewalk in front of the First State Bank about 20 minutes before police were called. A second caller reported the bear crashed through a glass storefront door at D.

Shawano Police Department June 26 Police logged 22 incidents, including the following: Burglary — Police investigated a burglary to a garage in the 400 block of South Smalley Street. Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 400 block of West Swan Street. Fire — Police assisted at the scene of a house fire in the 900 block of South Weed Street. Fraud — Police investigated a fraud complaint involving bogus orders for classifieds at Th

George A. Grill Sr., 95, Birnamwood, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2013, under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services at North Central Healthcare, Wausau. He was born on March 1, 1918, in the Township of Aniwa, the son of the late Joseph and Regina (Mancosky) Grill. On July 4, 1956, George was united in marriage to Eileen Maguire at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Halder. She preceded him in death on Oct. 16, 1999.

Sally A. Schutt, 65, of Pulaski, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2013, in Green Bay. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 1, 2013, at the St. John Lutheran Church in Pulaski. Burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Shawano. Visitation will be held at the church in Pulaski on Monday from 12:30 p.m. until the time of the service. Swedberg Funeral Home in Shawano is assisting the family with the arrangements.

Supporters of a county long-range plan for bicycles and pedestrians hoped for unanimous support Wednesday from the County Board. That hope fell two votes short, but the county now has a plan that is expected to guide future trail and recreation development for the next 20 years. The plan is a first step for Shawano Pathways, the primary organization pushing for it, to apply for grant funding that would pay for most of its projects.

A criminal investigation into questionable payments made to two former Shawano Housing Authority board members has concluded with no charges being filed. Charlene Helms and Glenn Wille were apparently paid for work at the Housing Authority while Helms was serving as board chairman and Wille was a board member.

Katherine Helen “Kutchie” Kort, 95, of Shawano passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013, in Green Bay following a brief illness. Katherine was born Nov. 26, 1917, in Shawano, a daughter of the late John and Barbara (Brunner) Kort. She attended country schools and later attended Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. Kutchie worked as a cook for Shawano High School.