Public health leaders continue to raise awareness about alcohol’s link to cancer, following a 2025 U.S. Surgeon General advisory that identified alcohol as a leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States.

The advisory also calls for updated alcohol warning labels to better inform consumers about cancer risk. Yet despite extensive research, many Americans remain unaware of alcohol’s link to cancer.

Five Menominee athletes recognized for their fighting prowess and coaching young boxers will now be remembered among the best Indigenous athletes in the country.

Alex “Askie” Askenette Sr., Llewelyn Boyd, Jim Caldwell, Jonathan “JJ” Corn and Rodger Ponfil Jr. are among the 2026 inductees of the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame.

Tuesday, April 7

Denmark 3, Oconto Falls 2

It all came down to the fifth inning, when Denmark’s baseball team outscored Oconto Falls 3-2 — a score that carried over until the final out was made.

Landen Bramer hit 1-for-1 with a run scored, and Teagan Tate hit 1-for-2 with a run scored and a walk.

Trace Brehmer hit a triple.

Tuesday, April 7

Rosholt-Webko-Politos Invitational 2026

Bonduel track and field competitors captured five first-place finishes at the Rosholt-hosted meet at UW-Stevens Point.

Peyton Westrich won the 400-meter dash in 1:01.74, and Mariah Wondra won the 1,600-meter run in 5:24.83.

The girls 4x200-meter relay team won gold in 1:55.77.

Tuesday, April 7

Pulaski’s boys lacrosse team fell to 0-3 overall and 0-3 in the Bay Valley Conference after a 17-1 loss to Neenah.

The Red Raiders girls lost 4-3 to Neenah. They are now 0-2 overall and 0-1 in the Bay Valley Conference.

Jerome Rohde, 92, passed away April 4, 2026, at Oakridge Gardens, Menasha.

He was born Jan. 26, 1934, in Neenah, the son of Howard and Leona (Dingeldein) Rohde. Jerome was a U.S. Army veteran honorably discharged in 1962. He was employed with American Can, Menasha, where he met his wife, Grace Peeters, and the two were married Nov. 15, 1969. They shared 54 years together before her passing in 2023.

The first day for the trial of Michael Ingold, who stands accused of murdering his girlfriend in June 2022, was cut short April 8 after attorneys met in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court Judge William Kussel’s chambers over concerns brought up by Albert Moustakis, one of Ingold’s attorneys.

Referenda for the Lena and Gillett school districts fell short on Election Day on April 7 as efforts to exceed the state-mandated revenue limits failed.

Lena’s referendum fell short by only 14 votes, 354-340, while Gillett’s referendum failed by an almost 2:1 margin with a vote tally of 944-482.