Chargers second at Bluejay Challenge The Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School wrestling team took second Saturday at the Bluejay Challenge in Merrill. Merrill won the tournament with 538 points. The Chargers finished with 488. Menominee Indian (138) finished 16th. Wittenberg-Birnamwood’s Ben Vosters won the 120-pound championship with a 2-0 decision over Adams-Friendship’s Cole Clark.

Austin Siolka led all Bonduel High School wrestlers in winning the 113-pound championship Saturday at the Brawl in the Falls wrestling tournament in Oconto Falls. The Bears took fourth in the 15-team tournament, scoring 167 points. Kaukauna (200.5) won, followed by Reedsville (178) and Oconto Falls (172.5). “We probably didn’t do as well as we were hoping to,” Bonduel coach Chris Rank said.

Shawano County officials are hoping a wage study being conducted here will get a better reception than a similar study did in Oconto County. The Oconto County study was done by Madison-based Carlson-Dettmann Consulting LLC, which the Shawano County Board of Supervisors voted 25-1 last month to do a wage and job classification study here at a cost of $42,000. Though Oconto County officials expected some dissatisfaction, administrators estimated pe

A relentless band of heavy snow that lingered for most of the day brought a virtual standstill to all but essential services and plow drivers Tuesday. The storm forced early school closings and event cancellations throughout the area and was a factor in at least 29 county traffic accidents between 6:40 a.m.

Performing in a school concert with friends is easy, but some “all-star” students expanded their comfort zone a notch Saturday. About 200 students — many of them from six local high schools — came together for a day of growth that culminated in a community concert Saturday afternoon at Menominee Indian High School for the 14th annual Central Wisconsin Conference All-Star Band and Choir Festival. “Each director from band or chorus, respectively, t

Shawano Police Department Jan. 13 Police logged 14 incidents, including the following: Disturbance — A charge of reckless endangerment was referred against a 24-year-old Keshena woman after an attempted stabbing incident at the Wisconsin House, 216 E.

Noreen “Skinny Mama” Peters Johnson, 49, of Menominee County, passed away Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at her home. Born and raised in the South Branch area, Noreen was the daughter of Patricia (Shiviner) Peters and the late Orvis “Flea” Peters. Noreen was a kind-hearted person who never turned away from someone in need. She enjoyed cooking and was well-known for her fry-bread and her homemade pizzas.

Thomas F. Wagner, 71, of the town of Wescott, passed away Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born on July 29, 1942, in Hartford, he was the son of the late George and Elizabeth (Kreilkamp) Wagner. Thomas lived in the Shawano area since 1972. He owned and operated Thomas Wagner Roofing and Remodeling. On Aug. 14, 2000, he was united in marriage to Rhonda (nee Knuth) Bunke in the town of Wescott.

Orland “Bud” R. Behnke, 93, of Clintonville, passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, Jan. 10, 2014, at the New London Family Medical Center. Bud was born in the town of Bear Creek, Waupaca County, on July 29, 1920, as the son of the late Otto and Ella (Peters) Behnke. He grew up in Bear Creek helping his family on the farm. As a young man he worked in the shipyards in Manitowoc and was united in marriage to Frances Pinder in 1942.