The WIAA has released a second proposal for conference realignment in northeastern Wisconsin, revising a plan released to schools in April. The new plan has the Bay Conference dropping from 10 teams to eight teams, while the Eastern Valley Conference expands from eight teams to 10. Oconto Falls, which was moved from the Bay to the Eastern Valley in the April proposal, will be joined by current Bay teams Marinette and Luxemburg-Casco.

The Bonduel High School football team fell behind 13-0 in the first quarter and couldn’t stop Amherst the rest of the way in a 45-0 loss to open Central Wisconsin Conference-8 play Friday at Rush Niles Memorial Field in Bonduel. As Amherst (3-0, 1-0 CWC-8) quarterback Garrett Groshek found the end zone twice in the first quarter — the first on a 7-yard run, the second a 62-yard footrace — the Bears’ offense struggled to get first downs, much less

Shawano quarterback Cole Huntington found Brice Bergner for a 43-yard go-ahead touchdown on fourth and long in the final minute of Friday’s Bay Conference game in New London. Running back Will Cox put in the 2-point conversion and Shawano held on for the 32-26 victory over New London (0-3, 0-1 Bay). “It was an awesome football game,” first-year Shawano coach Al Tomow said. “The flow of the game was back and fourth.

To the editor: When Gov. Thompson was promoting a mine at the headwaters of the Wolf River, the Menominee leadership was vehemently opposed. In his letter to the editor (Aug. 31), Menominee Chairman Craig Corn writes, “We’ve seen Gov.

To the editor: The city of Shawano, along with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, is now in the design state for the reconstruction of Airport Drive (state Highway 47/55) from state Highway 29 to East Green Bay Street. Living and working in the local area, I see the Airport Drive and County Road B intersection becoming increasingly dangerous. The intersection, I believe, needs serious control consideration. Increasing traffic volume, min

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” — William James Last week I wrote about how the city responded to the aftermath of the storm. This week I would like to comment on how citizens handled the devastation that occurred at their own homes as well as the homes of their friends, neighbors and families. I heard so many wonderful stories about people helping one another during and after the storm.

A new nuclear medicine scanner was recently installed at Shawano Medical Center. With the scanner, patients who normally went through a two-day stress testing can now have it done in a single day, said Mandy Malchow, imaging manager for Shawano Medical Center and ThedaCare Physicians-Shawano. A nuclear stress test measures blood flow to a patient’s heart muscle while at rest and during exercise. The images show areas of low blood flow through the

The Menominee tribe is airing a television ad urging Gov. Scott Walker to approve an off-reservation casino in Kenosha. The tribe unveiled the 30-second spot Friday.

Shawano Police Department Sept. 5 Police logged 22 incidents, including the following: Suspicious — Police responded to a complaint of a sleeping man with three dogs at Huckleberry Harbor. He was told dogs were not allowed there and advised to move along. Vandalism — All American Mineral, 120 E. Richmond St., reported a vandalism incident. Arrest — A male subject was taken into custody at the Probation and Parole offices, 1340 E.