A lone Frito-Lay truck drives April 3 along Main Street in Gillett, which has been torn up recently as utilities have been improved prior to the start of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s road reconstruction project. Main Street, which is part of state Highway 22, will be closed to all but local traffic for much of 2026 from Finnegan Lake Road to the intersection with state Highway 32 on the north city limits.

There are plenty in Wisconsin who enjoy the outdoors, regardless of temperature or condition, but there is one with the Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District who makes sure that the next generation has all the knowledge they need to make the most out of being outside.

• Thomas John Blake, 58, Oconto, pleaded no contest Dec. 12 to possession of methamphetamine. Judge Jay Conley imposed and stayed a county jail sentence March 30, then placed him on one year of probation with conditions.

• Hannah E. Hoffman, 19, Madison, pleaded no contest March 30 to six counts of battery or threat to a judge, prosecution or law enforcement officer, three counts of felony bail jumping, and misdemeanor counts of resisting or obstructing an officer, battery and disorderly conduct. Judge Suzanne O’Neill withheld sentencing and placed her on four years of probation with conditions.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

April 5

Deputies responded to 21 incidents, including assisting at a grass fire on East Railroad Street in Bowler; fireworks near Curt Black Road and Fox Lane in the Town of Wescott; two 911 calls; three reckless driving incidents; one traffic hazard.

April 4

Newcap, a northeast Wisconsin anti-poverty nonprofit group, abruptly closed its doors for good March 31 amid serious financial challenges, leaving thousands of people wondering what’s next for them.

For more than 50 years, Newcap has operated in 10 counties, including Shawano, Menominee and Oconto. It serves low-income residents and is funded primarily through state and federal grants.