Austin Olsen set a Gresham/Bowler high school record in the 300-meter hurdles as the boys track team took second Thursday at the Weyauwega-Fremont Open in Weyauwega. Olsen broke the 300 record with a time of 41.83 seconds. He also won the 110 hurdles and the 200 dash. Drew Payne won four events, taking firsts in the triple jump, long jump, 100 dash and 4x100 relay with Trace Miller, Brandon Miller and Joe Serrano.

Christian Haffner pitched a complete game, Scott Cerveny had two triples and three RBIs, and the Gresham Community High School baseball team beat Wild Rose 10-5 Thursday in Gresham. The Wildcats got on their Central Wisconsin Conference-10 rival early, scoring three runs in the first and adding two in the second. “Getting the lead helps anybody,” Gresham coach Troy Kuhn said.

Shawano Police Department May 7 Police logged 22 incidents, including the following: Juvenile — The school liaison officer dealt with a chew tobacco complaint at Shawano Community Middle School, 1050 S.

A Shawano police officer and two Shawano County sheriff’s detectives were the recipients Thursday of the Optimist Club’s annual Officer of the Year Award. Shawano School Liaison Officer Jody Johnson and sheriff’s detectives Keith Sorlie and Wade Wudtke were honored with plaques at the ceremony held at the American Legion Post 117 clubhouse. “She’s really a damn great school resource officer that we have working for the community of Shawano and th

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource fish biologists tagged about 400 sturgeon by the Shawano dam Thursday, up from 340 on Wednesday. “More than likely, Thursday will reach its peak,” said Ryan Koenigs, the DNR’s chief sturgeon biologist. “They picked up overnight on Wednesday.” The sturgeon did not start spawning in the Wolf River near Shawano until this week due to colder than usual weather.

Heidi Anderson has not allowed Downs Syndrome hinder her high school experience. The 16-year-old junior is a straight-A student at Gresham Community School, competes in Special Olympics, works outside of school and last month was selected prom queen by her classmates. Heidi celebrated prom April 26 in a new dress, on the arm of king James Kazik and alongside many friends. “She had a special day in Wausau with a few other couples,” said Phillip An

The Peaceful Palettes Arts and Crafts show drew more than 500 visitors to Peace United Church of Christ in Shawano last year. Show organizers expect another good turnout for this year’s show Friday and Saturday. “We thought it was very successful,” event chairman John Olson said. “We want to make it an annual event.

Two large industrial customers would bear a third of the load of a proposed electric rate increase if Shawano Municipal Utilities’ request for a rate hike goes forward as proposed. Representatives from Aarrowcast and the Shawano Paper Mill voiced their concerns about the increase Thursday at a public hearing held via teleconference between the Wisconsin Public Service Commission and SMU staff. SMU is looking for a rate of return that would genera

Robert Neta, better known as Bob, Rob or Robbie, passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison on Dec. 26, 2013, at age 68. He had recently moved from Chetek to Madison to be closer to his children and grandchildren. Bob had been dealing with chronic health issues for a number of years. Bob was born on Aug. 18, 1945, in Kissimmee, Fla., to Elaine (Weissenborn) Neta and John W. Neta. He was the youngest of three boys.