Janice “Jan” M. Wallin, 82, of Shawano, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, in Shawano. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 27, 2015, at Zion Lutheran Church in Shawano. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Webster. A full obituary will be printed at a later date. Swedberg Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements. www.swedbergfuneralhome.com

Elnora Laura (Retzlaff) Herm, 92, of Shawano, died on Friday, May 8, 2015. Elnora was born on July 24, 1922, in the town of Belle Plaine to the late David and Amanda (Stubbs) Retzlaff Sr. On June 2, 1945, Elnora was united in marriage to Harry W. Herm at St. James Lutheran Church in Shawano. Harry preceded her in death on Aug. 29, 2012. The couple raised two children, Sharon and Ken, while owning and operating their own dairy farm.

Former Clintonville Public School District Superintendent Jerald Schoenike has been selected as this year’s recipient of the district’s Alumnus Honoris Award. The award, given to graduates of Clintonville or Bear Creek high schools who have excelled in their chosen fields on a national or worldwide level, will be presented at the Clintonville High School commencement ceremony in June. Schoenike graduated from Clintonville High School in 1953 in a

Area residents seeking financial help to continue their education will get a boost from unclaimed scholarship money originally allocated for the Shawano Community High School Class of 2014. Shawano Dollars for Scholars reported at the group’s annual meeting Monday at SCHS that approximately 40 new graduates did not claim their 2014 scholarship awards. The group responded by voting unanimously to modify language in its bylaws and to redistribute a

The government says farmers are expected to grow 13.6 billion bushels of corn this year, about 4 percent less than last year’s record crop. The estimate released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture assumes an average per-acre yield of nearly 167 bushels an acre, down from last year’s record 171 bushels. Soybean farmers are expected to grow nearly 3.85 billion bushels, down 3 percent from last year’s record crop.

Shawano Police Department May 12 Police logged 21 incidents, including the following: Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious man complaint in the 600 block of West Stevens Street. Accident — Police responded to a minor traffic accident involving a Menominee Regional Transit bus in the parking lot of Four Seasons, 201 N. Airport Drive.

The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program offers eligible low-income seniors the opportunity to purchase fresh, locally grown fruits, vegetables and herbs from certified farmers by providing $25 in vouchers per household. Participants must be Shawano County residents, 60 or older, or Native American 55 or older, and have a monthly household income of $1,815 or less for one person or $2,456 for two people. Vouchers will be distributed at the fol

The Clintonville Finance Committee will consider a town of Matteson request to repair Airport Road. Duwayne Federwitz, town chairman, recently sent a letter to Toby Kersten, Clintonville’s public works manager, asking that the city consider prioritizing the road’s repair. Airport Road runs from County Road I to Seventh Street in Clintonville and is about a mile long.

As more Packers fans discover Jake Ryan, some also discover their photo searches weren’t sorted by date. When Ryan was selected by Green Bay in the fourth round of this year’s NFL draft, the comparisons to linebacker Clay Matthews were instantaneous. Ryan played linebacker at University of Michigan, starting on the outside and moving to middle linebacker for his senior year.