The Shawano County 4-H Livestock Key Committee will announce changes to the Shawano County Fair exhibitor process Tuesday due to statewide concern about a deadly swine disease. Wisconsin’s state veterinarian this week banned spring weigh-ins for pigs competing at fairs and recommended that any pigs shown be sent immediately to slaughter to prevent the spread of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, which has killed as many as 4 million pigs in 23

Menominee County is seeking a new head of administration after the resignation of County Coordinator Ron Corn last month. Highway Commissioner Jeremy Weso is serving as acting county coordinator. Weso said Corn resigned on Jan.

Two Kaukauna brothers have been charged with swindling the North Star Casino out of more than $10,000 by passing fraudulent checks. Arrest warrants were issued Thursday for Darren M. Olson, 43, and Fred W. Olson, 42. A criminal complaint alleges the brothers passed 16 bogus checks at the casino totaling $11,239 in February and March 2013.

Shawano police are investigating whether a burglary suspect arrested Thursday night at the scene of a break-in on Maurer Street has any connection to other recent burglaries in the neighborhood. James L. Lamczyk, 29, of Shawano, was taken into custody after police responded to an alarm in the 200 block of East Maurer Street.

Nicki Meyers is a Girl Scout leader for Daisy Troop 2570. A Shawano native, she graduated from Shawano Community High School. She earned a degree in interior decorating from Fox Valley Technical College and then a degree in nursing from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. She works at Pine Manor in Embarrass. Meyers and her husband, Jeremy, have two daughters, Kennedi, 7, and Kadence, 5.

A spin-off of a Leadership Shawano County project has turned into a popular new group — SAYPro, or Shawano Area Young Professionals. The new Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce program is part social and part educational. “It started as a Leadership Shawano County idea from last year’s 2013 graduates,” said Bobbi Jo Ladwig, the group’s president, who works for Farmer’s Insurance. After the leadership training program ended, members decided to see

Bonduel boys maul Witt-Birn The Bonduel High School boys basketball team beat Wittenberg-Birnamwood 52-36 in a Central Wisconsin Conference-8 game Friday in Wittenberg. Bonduel converted 14 of 18 free throws in the fourth quarter. Connor Rosin and Zach Zernicke each scored 15 points to lead the Bears (10-10, 5-7 CWC-8). Nick Kapitz led Witt-Birn (6-15, 2-11) with 22 points. Eagles defeat Tri-County The Menominee Indian High School boys basketball

The Shawano Community High School boys basketball team beat Bay Conference foe Luxemburg-Casco 42-32 Friday night in Luxemburg. The Hawks had scoring advantages of 8-3 in the second quarter and 11-4 in the third. Zack Sousek led the Hawks (12-8, 10-4 Bay) with 17 points, including 15 in the second half. Caleb Willems led Luxemburg-Casco (12-9, 8-7 Bay) with 10 points. Shawano travels to New London on Monday and wraps up its regular season against

The Bonduel High School girls basketball team tried to make it two thrilling comebacks in a row, but stalled down the stretch Friday in a 52-40 loss to Oconto Falls at home. The Bears (14-4, 9-2 Central Wisconsin Conference-8), who beat CWC-8 rival Wittenberg-Birnamwood in dramatic fashion Thursday, trailed by as many as 16 points in the first half, but caught up to Oconto Falls (15-2, 10-2 Bay) in the third quarter. With Bonduel trailing 38-36 t