Online sales platforms get more popular every year, but many consumers are still unaware of the unique risks online shopping can present or do not know how to shop online safely.

During the busy holiday season, e-commerce can be a convenient and time-saving option for consumers buying gifts for their friends and loved ones.

UW-Whitewater

The following local students are among the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater scholarship recipients receiving financial awards for the 2025-26 academic year

Evan Yuma, Oconto Falls, who is studying Finance, won the Karl E Fraedrich-Admissions and Chancellor Scholars.

Lauren Brovold, Bonduel, who is studying marketing, won the Rising Warhawk Scholarship.

Sacred Heart Catholic School in Shawano recognizes the outstanding academic achievements of its students who earned a place on the honor roll for the first quarter of the 2025-26 school year. Students earning honors maintained a GPA of 3.0-3.49 with no D’s or F’s. In front, from left, are Mila Cook, Azalea Lorge, Ella West, Caden Wassenberg, Ryder Wassenberg, Liam Radek and Dylan Reyes.

Officials at Wittenberg Middle School have announced the names of students who earned placement on the 2025-26 first trimester honor roll.

Animals tell us things without the benefit of a language. Much like watching little kids, those who can’t yet speak up for themselves, we diligently notice signs that something may be wrong with the animals under our care.

Editor’s note: Trick-or-treating and other Halloween festivities are barely in our memories when many start to think about, talk about and plan for Christmas. Often, Thanksgiving seems almost forgotten, sandwiches between a pair of major retail holidays that simply overshadow the fourth Thursday in November.