The Shawano School Board signed off Aug. 26 on more than $100,000 being spent to upgrade its door access security.

Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez was the first Democrat to enter the race for governor after Tony Evers announced he would not seek a third term.

On Aug. 25, she brought her campaign to Shawano to speak to the Shawano-Menominee Counties Democratic Party.

“This will be a 72-county campaign in the primary, because we do not have the luxury of not talking to everybody across the state of Wisconsin,” she said.

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced that Lee E. Lindner, 38, of Shawano, was sentenced to 30 years in prison and 17 years of extended supervision after pleading guilty to multiple fentanyl-related reckless homicide and drug trafficking charges.

Jordan Feemster was sentenced to eight years in prison Aug. 25 for the attack on his then-girlfriend in May 2024.

Healthy Oconto County’s Healthy and Wellbeing Committee is hosting a men’s mental health event in Suring. Participants from across the region are invited for an evening of laughter, connection and education.

EAA Chapter 1710 hosted its Shawano EAA Young Eagles Rally, an event that introduced 68 enthusiastic young participants to the world of aviation.

The Aug. 24 event was a makeup from the abbreviated fly-in and car show at the airport Aug. 16.