The Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce has added a familiar face to its team, naming Sam Sperberg as its new events coordinator.

Sperberg officially began the role Oct. 12. She will oversee chamber events while also helping develop new ideas and opportunities throughout the year.

Rep. Elijah Behnke is running for his fourth term in the Wisconsin Assembly, facing a challenge from Shirley Hinze.

Behnke, a Republican who is moving into a home in the Town of Angelica after two years in the Town of Chase, is looking for a second two-year term representing the 6th Assembly District, which includes most of Shawano County, all of Menominee County, and segments of Oconto, Waupaca and Outagamie counties.

The reopening of state Highway 22 has prompted the Gillett Area Chamber of Commerce to provide an incentive to patronize local businesses that were impacted by the year-long road closure.

Wisconsin had 4.7 days suitable for fieldwork statewide for the week ending Oct. 18, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide rains kept some farmers out of their fields for a few days, while many producers received their first hard frost of the season.

Topsoil moisture condition rated 3% very short, 16% short, 71% adequate and 10% surplus.

Richard Bosanko, retired Kenosha Fire Department battalion chief, posted these fire prevention signs in his yard where he now lives in Wittenberg. Bosanko said everyone should have working smoke detector and carbon monoxide detectors on each level of their residence, as well as change the batteries when adjusting clocks.

A survey sent to families and staff within the Shawano School District shows an interest in keeping the calendar the district utilized while referendum projects were being completed.