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.

A request to change judges in the case of Lawrence Fields, a Seymour man who faces child sex assault charges in Shawano County, was granted July 16.

Anyone cruising down state Highway 29 at 70 mph (or even at slower speeds due to construction efforts) probably hasn’t realized the width of the white lines on the side of the road has changed.

Tony Kemnitz, of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, briefly discussed the change at the July 21 meeting of the Shawano County Highway Safety Commission.

After 173 years of serving Wisconsin’s newspaper industry, the Wisconsin Newspaper Association is adopting a new name: the Wisconsin NewsMedia Association.

The new name reflects the evolution of how Wisconsin news organizations deliver trusted local journalism to their communities. The name change honors the association’s long and distinguished history while recognizing the realities of modern news consumption.

A new children’s book written by a local man may be the perfect end-of-summer, and going forward, book for 5- to 9-year-olds.

“My Pet Pig,” written by Shawano’s Greg A. Stezenski, is a warm and endearing story of a child growing up on a Shawano farm with a pet pig named Max.

Add homegrown flavor to any meal with garden fresh herbs that will elevate any dish. Continue enjoying them well past the end of the season by preserving favorites to use in winter meals.

Martha Rose Fischer, 92, of Gillett, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2026, with family by her side.

Wisconsin had 6.6 days suitable for fieldwork statewide for the week ending July 19, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Wildfire smoke blanketed the state for several days, making outdoor work difficult.

Crops are starting to show stress due to the lack of recent precipitation in many parts of the state.

Two consecutive big weekends in Wittenberg kicked off July 17 with the Wittenberg-Birnamwood FFA Alumni Association’s 48th annual corn roast.

Wittenberg Village Park will also be busy this coming weekend with the village’s annual Community Days celebration, set for July 24-26.