In April, a woman in Green Lake County was driving three passengers on a UTV when she took a curve too quickly.

The vehicle rolled and hit a tree head-on. One passenger died at the scene and a second just days later. The 26-year-old driver’s blood alcohol concentration was three times the legal limit, according to the police report.

Wisconsin’s next partisan primary election will be Aug. 11, and voters can start to cast absentee ballots at the end of July.

Voters must be registered to vote to request an absentee ballot. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued.

Voters can apply with their municipal clerk for an absentee ballot in person, by mail, by fax, by email or at MyVote.wi.gov.

Area grade school and middle school students are invited to create artwork for The Enchanted Trail, an outdoor student art exhibit that will be featured during the Mountain-Bay State Trail’s 30th Anniversary Celebration on Sept. 26.

Friends of the Mountain-Bay State Trail-Shawano is accepting submissions now.

Students are invited to create artwork inspired by the theme “Things You Can See or Do on the Mountain-Bay State Trail.”

Bank of Wisconsin, a branch of Bank of Sun Prairie, welcomes Rick Bondowski as new senior vice president, market president. Bondowski is the executive leader of the Bank of Wisconsin brand of banks now with locations in Birnamwood, Wittenberg, Hatley and Antigo.

His areas of expertise include strategic planning, leadership development, data analysis and forecasting, new product development and operational excellence.

Wisconsin had 4.6 days suitable for fieldwork statewide for the week ending July 5, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Temperatures well above normal spurred crop growth while heavy rains fell across a swath of the state, impeding some field work.

Northern Michigan University

Northern Michigan University announces the dean’s list for the winter 2026 semester.

Ella Gagnon and Maddy McRae, both of Birnamwood, qualified with a GPA of 3.05-3.99.

Bemidji State University

Bonduel’s Logan Sipple and Shawano’s Elliott Lowney were named to the dean’s list at Bemidji State University (Bemidji, Minnesota) for the spring 2026 semester.