It’s been more than three months since the anti-poverty nonprofit Newcap closed, laying off 90 employees and leaving more than 100 low-income households on the brink of homelessness. For Shawano County residents, that means losing their only year-round shelter.

UW-La Crosse

The following area students completed degree requirements at UW-La Crosse in May.

Abrams: Jamesen Sophie Engel, bachelor of science, elementary/middle education and special education, honors.

Birnamwood: Luke Stanley Brown, bachelor of science, political science.

Bonduel: Ava Jean Pleshek, bachelor of science, international business.

Bonduel School District’s star is ascending, with enrollment numbers defying state trends, but popularity is causing problems with families skirting the district’s residency requirements.

Butterflies are nothing new for anyone changing jobs, but when your new co-workers genuinely welcome you, it makes your first days go a lot smoother.

That’s what Stacy Cicero said when shen started just weeks ago as the new administrative coordinator for Shawano County.

Motorists traveling on U.S. Highway 141 north of Green Bay have plenty of options when it comes to grabbing a bite to eat.

Several of them have discovered a diner near the state Highway 22 exit that locals have been frequenting for almost 20 years.

Jolene “JoJo” Barkhaus opened Jojo’s Diner 17 years ago and sold the business to Gazmend “Gus” and Vlora Fetoja, who took it over in May 2025.

A barn owl named Storm is in the foreground as a representative with Raptors Education Group Inc. talks about the bird’s attributes during one of the block party events July 21 at the Naberhood Plaza. Storm was raised in captivity for education purposes, but she is not from Wisconsin, according to Samantha Brooks, REGI’s director of education, because barn owls are extinct in Wisconsin due to the proliferation of rodenticide in the state.