District 5 Supervisor Sandy Steinke said in an interview Wednesday that she quit her new job because she couldn’t get time away to attend Shawano County Board meetings. Steinke originally said last month she would not run for another term on the board because of time conflicts with her job. The board meets at 6 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday from May through September and at 9 a.m.

There will be several races on the ballot in Clintonville for the April 1 general election, but it was not clear Wednesday whether the ballot would include a challenge to Mayor Judith Magee. Tricia Rose, publisher of the Clintonville Chronicle, planned to file papers to challenge Magee. Rose was backing out of a parking space to take her nomination papers to City Hall about 12 minutes before the 5 p.m.

The polar vortex that gripped Wisconsin and half of the United States in its frigid grip this week impacted area schools as much as any other entity. Schools were closed Monday and Tuesday after temperatures approached minus 20 degrees and wind chills went beyond minus 40 degrees at times.

Shawano Community High School swimmer Zach Soper came up just short against Grafton senior Al Nenning for the 100-yard backstroke state championship in February. That moment has stuck with Soper, now a junior, as he works toward his goal of making it to the WIAA Division 2 meet in Madison for the third time. “I never really forgot about it.

Cody Urban and Mike Meisner took home championships for the Shawano Community High School wrestling team at the Trocat Scramble wrestling tournament Saturday at Green Bay West High School. Shawano took sixth in the tournament, scoring 152 points. Whitnall won with a score of 259.5, followed by Peshtigo (240.5), Mishicot (206) and West De Pere (187).

Shawano Police Department Jan. 6 Police logged 14 incidents, including the following: Juvenile — Police responded to a juvenile problem in the 500 block of South Sawyer Street. Theft — A report of money being stolen at Manorcare, 1436 S. Lincoln St., was determined to be unfounded. Theft — Police investigated a property theft complaint at Sterling Plaza, 1415 E.

Shawano Community High School The Shawano FFA held a teddy bear toss at the boys varsity basketball game Dec. 13. Anybody from the community was encouraged to bring a teddy bear to toss or buy a teddy bear for any donation at the game. All donations and bears were donated to the Safe Haven domestic abuse shelter in Shawano. At halftime, we had the kids and then the adults throw their bears onto the court.

A Keshena man initially charged with attempted homicide after a stabbing incident last year pleaded no contest Friday to a misdemeanor charge of battery. Justin T. Okimosh, 21, was accused of stabbing his cousin in the neck at a New Year’s Day gathering in Birnamwood. Okimosh was sentenced after the plea hearing to time already served.

Shawano Park and Recreation Director Judy Judd said Tuesday she plans to retire within the next couple of months. Judd said the date has not been determined, but would be in February or March. Judd said that after 31 years on the job, it was time to retire. “On Sunday, I’ll start a new decade and I’ll be eligible to swim with the Senior Swimmers,” she said, adding the group will be one of the things she will miss most after she leaves. “I admire