The Bonduel High School girls basketball team earned a key Central Wisconsin Conference-8 win with a come-from-behind victory over Wittenberg-Birnamwood 49-47 Thursday in Wittenberg. The Bears (14-4, 9-2 CWC-8) trailed 35-28 after three quarters, but outscored the CWC-8-leading Chargers (15-4, 10-2 CWC-8) 21-12 in the fourth quarter. Jennifer Dowden led Bonduel with 14 points.

Scott Cerveny was deadly from 3-point range, and Christian Haffner scored 25 points Thursday to lead the Gresham Community High School boys basketball team to a 77-67 win over Central Wisconsin Conference-10 foe Bowler in Gresham. Despite the win, Gresham coach Jeff Zobeck was not satisfied with his team’s play, saying they missed easy shots, gave up layups on the other end and committed too many fouls. “I was disappointed in our defense,” Zobeck

Shawano Police Department Feb. 12 Police logged 33 incidents, including the following: Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance on Humphrey Circle. Accident — Police responded to a property damage accident in the 1600 block of East Green Bay Street. Vandalism — Police responded to a vandalism complaint at Sturgeon Park, 811 S. Water St. Juvenile — Police logged 12 truancy complaints from Shawano Community Middle School, 1050 S.

A ribbon cutting was held Feb. 6 welcoming Salon 2140 II to downtown Shawano. Owner Julie Nowak, of Pulaski, was 21 when she opened Salon 2140 at 1231 E. Green Bay St. in Shawano in 2005.

In the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attack at the World Trade Center, Seagrave Fire Apparatus, LLC, its employees and suppliers, along with support from the Clintonville community, donated a 1,000 gallon-per-minute pumper to the residents of New York. The fire apparatus was decorated with a mural, donated by the men and women of Seagrave, to serve as a tribute to the fallen firefighters of 9/11.

The Menominee Nation’s new chairwoman gently criticized Wisconsin’s new school mascot law in an address before legislators Thursday, saying the changes will damage native children. The new law makes it harder to strip public schools of American Indian nicknames, mascots and logos.

Shawano’s downtown Business Improvement District has divested itself of the farmers market, transferring the market assets and operations to the same people who first proposed the event six years ago. The market is now in the hands of Shawano Farmer’s Market Inc., which plans to move the event from the City Hall parking lot to Franklin Park. “We have no complaints about the old location,” said Len Pubanz, a member of the new farmers market board.

The Shawano Common Council on Wednesday will consider entering into an agreement with ThedaCare to hire a consultant to market the Shawano Medical Center property to prospective developers. The hospital at 309 N. Bartlett St.

Shawano Community High School The third annual “Red Out” event held at Shawano Community High School on Jan. 31 was a success. This was a joint effort involving the SCHS Student Council, FFA and NHS. We would like to thank everyone who contributed to the cause. We would especially like to thank Twigs Beverage for the generous donation of Sundrop.