Shawano 15, Neopit 12 (10 innings) Clint Dallas earned the win in an East-West Division game. Wade Weisnicht was three for six for Shawano. Ron Umland was two for five. Dallas added a double. Anthony Leeman took the loss and was two for five. Mequon Corn was two for three. Sasweon Waukechon was two for five. Brandon Frechette was two for five. Gresham 11, Menominee 1 Mitch Pleshek earned the win.

Esther A. Safford, of the town of Wescott, passed away Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, at the age of 91. Esther was born on Sept. 22, 1921, in Oconto Falls, the oldest of four children born to Wm. J. Kallies and Augusta Redmann. She is preceded in death by one sister, Bertha Kallies, who died at two months, and by her two brothers, August and Albert Kallies.

Jo Ann Louise (Jo) Teaford, 66, of North Port, Fla., passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013. She was born in Two Rivers on Oct. 19, 1946, to the late Raymond and Alvilda (O’Malley) Bertler and grew up in Manitowoc. Jo attended Holy Family College, graduating in 1968 with an undergraduate degree in home economics and then attended Ohio University, graduating in 1983 with a master’s degree in home economics.

The Shawano Salvation Army is in desperate need of funds to help area residents. President Stacey Cicero said the charity usually runs out of money after about 11 months of the fiscal year, but this year it ran out in nine months. “We’re out of money and it went really quick this year,” Cicero said. The group’s fiscal year is from Oct. 1 to Sept.

I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night. We all have nights like that.

Margaret Ann Petit, 88, died peacefully on Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, at Rennes Health Care Center of Appleton. She was born March 8, 1925, in the town of Belle Plaine to the late Michael and Anna (Dillenberg) Muraski. Margaret graduated from Shawano High School and on May 30, 1950, she married Vernon Petit in Shawano. Together, they moved to Kentucky, where they lived while Vernon served in the military.

Shawano County Sheriff Randy Wright is seeking permission to use $715,000 from the county’s general fund to build a new evidence storage facility. Wright took his case to the Public Property Committee, which voted unanimously Friday to pass it on to the Finance Committee without a recommendation. The Finance Committee’s next meeting is scheduled for Aug.

Clara June Downing Schmidt, 84, of Shawano, passed away Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, at her home. Born on May 8, 1929, in Elton, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Alma (Fultz) Mauk. On April 17, 1948, she was united in marriage to Jack Downing in Mount Pleasant, Ind. The couple made their home and raised their family in Losantville, Ind., and later in Hagerstown, Ind.

A new roof for the Shawano County Courthouse is expected to be completed within the next three months. The Public Property Committee on Friday unanimously accepted the low bid from Felts Construction, based in Shawano. Felts bid $184,716, more than $80,000 below the $265,000 budgeted for the project. The decision was an easy one, as the only other bid came from Craft Inc., of Manitowoc.