The Shawano Police and Fire Commission on Tuesday set March 21 as the cut-off date for accepting police chief applications. Ed Whealon will retire from the job on April 4 after more than 34 years with the city and 37 years in law enforcement. The commission voted to direct City Administrator Brian Knapp to advertise the position and take applications. Knapp said he was given discretion of where to advertise, but he said it would primarily be “onl

Students in Lynn Schaal’s seventh-grade math class at Bonduel Middle School can pretty much be counted on to always get their homework done. That’s because they’re doing it in the classroom with Schaal right there in front of them and available to help if they get stuck. It’s in the evening, when the kids go home, that they get their instruction, by way of a YouTube video, for the “homework” they’ll be doing in class the next day. The concept is

Shawano boys rout Marinette The Shawano Community High School boys basketball team dominated its regular season finale Saturday at Shawano Community Middle School, beating Bay Conference foe Marinette 68-34. Kyle Raddant scored 24 points to lead the Hawks (14-8, 12-4 Bay).

Wildcats claw Tigers in tourney opener The second-seeded Gresham Community High School boys basketball team beat No. 7 Tigerton 69-30 to open the WIAA Division 5 regional tournament Tuesday in Gresham. Christian Haffner scored 23 points and had four assists to lead the Wildcats (15-6, 12-5 Central Wisconsin Conference-10). Scott Cerveny scored 22 points and added six rebounds and three assists.

The Marion High School girls basketball team received a No. 1 seed in the WIAA regional tournament brackets released Sunday. Marion (18-2, 16-1 Central Wisconsin-10) is the No. 1 seed in its Division 5 bracket. It will open the tournament Tuesday against eighth-seeded Gresham (0-20, 0-16 CWC-10). The winner will advance to play either No. 4 Bowler (10-9, 7-8 CWC-10) or No.

The Bonduel High School girls basketball team pulled even with Wittenberg-Birnamwood in the Central Wisconsin Conference-8 title race Saturday with a key victory over Amherst. The Bears (17-4, 11-2 CWC-8) beat Amherst (16-4, 9-3 CWC-8) 60-44 in Bonduel. After giving up 12 points to Amherst’s Jamiee Pitt in the first half, Bonduel shut her down in the second half, holding her to just two points. Bonduel, meanwhile, was led by Deanna Zernicke, who

When Bonduel High School junior Dan Tauchen won the 152-pound championship at the WIAA Division 3 wrestling sectional Saturday in Shawano, it was his first tournament championship ever, but part of a much longer tradition. Tauchen’s performance earned him a trip to this week’s WIAA state championships, a trip his family has been making for years. “This is the sixth consecutive time a Tauchen brother has made it down to state,” Tauchen said. Tauch

The path to the podium won’t be easy for any of the 11 area wrestlers who qualified Saturday for the WIAA state individual wrestling tournament, which begins Thursday. Six of the area wrestlers will compete in weight classes featuring returning state champions. The Division 2 field includes six returning champions, including senior Jens Lantz (38-1), of Ellsworth, who is attempting to become only the 13th wrestler in the history of the state to w

The eighth-seeded Bonduel High School boys basketball team rallied from a slow start to beat No. 9 Menominee Indian 63-46 Tuesday to open the WIAA Division 4 regional tournament. Bonduel will face top-seeded Auburndale (21-1, 14-0 Marawood-South) on the road Friday. “I’ll take the win,” Bonduel coach Duke Copp said. “It was a battle.” The Bears (11-12, 5-9 Central Wisconsin Conference-8) fell behind 16-10 in the first quarter.