Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, in partnership with Shawano Community High School and ThedaCare, recently collaborated to provide students with hands-on health care career exploration opportunities as part of the high school’s career day.

Shawano Area United Way spent April hosting a series of Techquity WI device distribution events aimed at expanding digital access across its service area, working with partners SAM25, Safe Haven and the Shawano County Library.

They were also joined by staff from Capital Credit Union who talked to clients about financial literacy resources in the area.

Tom Kautza will serve another term as chairman of the Shawano County Board and Randy Young will be the vice chairman once again.

Selection of the two supervisors by their peers occurred April 20 at the board’s reorganizational meeting.

The choice was not made without controversy.

Richard Kucksdorf, Bonduel, urged supervisors to choose others, declaring Kautza and Young unfit for the role.

Historic flooding along the Wolf River in Shawano, Outagamie and Waupaca counties this spring has put a damper on opportunities to watch the annual ritual of Winnebago System lake sturgeon spawning in the river.

However, the high water is not expected to have a long-term effect on the fishery, and the fish are dealing with the situation, according to DNR sturgeon biologist Margaret Stadig.

Jane Kriewaldt shook her head while using a leaf blower behind her home on the Wolf River.

She wasn’t clearing leaves from her driveway. Instead, like her neighbors, she was doing what she could to keep the river from inching closer to the home she and her husband, Randy, have lived in for 51 years.

After a day or two of drier weather, area communities can expect to be hit with another round of rain April 17.

The National Weather Service in Green Bay predicts that despite of a high of 75 degrees April 17, there is a 30% chance of showers during the day, showers and possibly a thunderstorm from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. April 18 and more showers after that.