The city of Clintonville has purchased approximately 19 acres for the expansion of Commercial Avenue in the city industrial park north of state Highway 156. The city purchased the land from Dennis Fredrick for $285,425, or about $15,000 per acre.

Working in law enforcement, Mike Wizner and Jody Johnson have seen kids in crisis. That is why the husband and wife have been foster parents to 25 children since 2001. “When we first got involved, my sister and her husband adopted two siblings,” Johnson said. “We thought there was such a need. We have love, stability and a safe place.” When their daughter, Jessica Heling, turned 16, Johnson wasn’t ready to stop nurturing.

Six freshman girls at Shawano Community High School are doing their part to get the word out to their peers about drug and alcohol issues. What started out as a service project for the Destination Imagination program has taken on a life of its own for Rachel Marquette, Emily Jones, Cassie Whitehouse, Caitlin Drew, Lexxus Liebe and Shannae DeBroux.

Mother Nature temporarily traded in bitter cold for heavy snow Thursday, with a storm that seemed to clock in and out in sync with daytime office hours. The snow put in a roughly eight-hour day, arriving in time for the morning commute and knocking off shortly before late afternoon rush hour, without any breaks in between.

High levels of chloride in the soil were responsible for three water main breaks along Main Street since December 2010, according to an engineering study that ruled out any problem with the materials used in Shawano’s downtown reconstruction project. Corrosion of stainless steel saddles that hold in place the service connection to the water main were the common denominator in the three breaks, and it was uncertain for a while whether there was a

Chargers complete sweep in conference duals The Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School wrestling team completed a sweep in Central Wisconsin Conference dual meets with a 60-9 win over Shiocton on Thursday in Wittenberg. “Going undefeated in conference duals going into the conference tournament is a great feeling, and it gives us the edge,” Wittenberg-Birnamwood coach Troy Ostrowski said.

The Bonduel High School wrestling team beat Central Wisconsin Conference foe Menominee Indian 54-21 Thursday in Bonduel. Senior Kyle Winker provided a highlight for Menominee Indian by tying the school’s career wins record. Bonduel, ranked No. 7 in Division 3 by Wisconsin Wrestling Online (WWO), started fast but struggled in the heavier weights. “I figured it would be a tough match to win,” Menominee Indian coach Kirk Bahr said.

The Bonduel High School wrestling team was 5-0 Saturday at the Central Wisconsin Conference duals in Manawa. Also not losing a match, Wittenberg-Birnamwood dominated the other half of the conference in Wittenberg. Bonduel beat Marathon 64-9, Manawa 54-15, Shiocton 57-16, Weyauwega-Fremont 56-10 and Tri-County 78-0. Bonduel, ranked No.

Clintonville beats Winneconne The Clintonville High School boys basketball team beat Winneconne 48-36 in a Eastern Valley Conference game Saturday in Winneconne. Andy Schmidt scored 21 points to lead the way for Clintonville (6-7, 4-6 Eastern Valley). Matthew Vanden Boogart scored 16 for Winneconne (4-10, 3-6 Eastern Valley).