If Sunday’s game was a must-win test, the Green Bay Packers both passed and failed. The Packers and the Minnesota Vikings finished tied 26-26 after an overtime period at Lambeau Field, with both teams getting overtime field goals. The Packers (5-5-1) rallied from a 23-7 deficit, after quarterback Matt Flynn went in for Scott Tolzien, who struggled in his second start for the Packers. Flynn, who returned to the team two weeks ago after getting cut

Chester “Chet” E. Prellwitz, 72, of Embarrass, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, at the Shawano Medical Center. Chet was born on Sept. 22, 1941, in the Township of Bear Creek, Waupaca County, the son of the late Willis and Myrtle (Retzlaff) Prellwitz. He later attended Clintonville Public School and worked as a milk hauler early in his career. On Aug.

Chargers beat Gillett The Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School boys basketball team beat Gillett 37-23 in a nonconference game Thursday in Wittenberg. Nick Kapitz led the Chargers (1-1) with nine points, two rebounds and five assists. He also had four steals.

Zach Zernicke scored 20 points, Hunter VanderLinden added 11 and the Bonduel High School boys basketball team beat Oconto Falls 68-52 in the team’s home opener Thursday in Bonduel. The Bears (2-0) roared out of the gates, taking a 15-2 lead halfway through the first quarter, boosted by 3-pointers by Zernicke and Connor Rosin. “That was a great start to the game,” Bonduel coach Duke Copp said. “That’s exactly how I want my kids to play.

Shawano Police Department Nov. 20 Police logged 43 incidents, including the following: Theft — Items were reported stolen out of a vehicle on Mountain Bay Trail. Theft — Wood pallets were reported stolen in the 1300 block of East Green Bay Street. Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 100 block of South Main Street. Juvenile — Police responded to a juvenile problem at Memorial Park, 909 S.

The Clintonville Police and Fire Commission on Thursday announced that Shane Krueger has been named the new Clintonville fire chief. The commission in October accepted the resignations of Fire Chief Dean Poole and Assistant Chief Scott Eggleston.

The Shawano County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved, by a 23-1 vote, an additional $14,000 for remodeling the former Health Department offices. The area in the basement of the Shawano County Courthouse has been cleared of asbestos and is being converted into offices for Sheriff’s Department detectives and the evidence technician, as well as a storage area for technological devices seized as evidence in computer crime cases. However, the

In March of 1960, a senator from Massachusetts who was running in the Democratic primary for president made a campaign stop in the city of Shawano. John F. Kennedy, along with his wife, Jacqueline, and a traveling entourage of about a dozen people, appeared at a luncheon at the Bilmay Hotel. At the time, it was THE hotel to stay at in Shawano, according to some city residents who were around back then. It is now the Wisconsin House, at 216 E.

Two civil lawsuits that sought damages against the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department following the murder of a Wittenberg man last year came to an end Thursday after attorneys for both sides agreed to their dismissal. The attorneys stipulated to a dismissal with prejudice, meaning the suits can never be brought again. “Shawano County has stated from the beginning that these cases had no merit whatsoever and should not have been filed,” Shawano