The Shawano Youth League will host 22 teams for it’s 11-under and 12-under baseball tournaments starting Friday at Memorial Park in Shawano. Add that to the 23 teams for the coach pitch baseball and 10-under and 12-under softball tournament last weekend and the 24 teams for next week’s 9-under and 10-under baseball tournaments and that is 69 youth teams with parents, family and friends in tow coming to the area. That has a pretty big economic imp

The Shawano County Finance Committee found out earlier this week that establishing a zero-based budget system for the county could be a long time coming. Jay Moynihan, community resource development educator for the county’s University of Wisconsin-Extension office, told the committee that it would probably take a minimum of three years to implement the system.

More than 50 participants attended this year’s Senior Information Day on Thursday at the Shawano Civic Center. Holly Konitzer, an aging unit nutrition specialist for the Shawano County Social Services Department, said the annual event is aimed at bettering the lives of those who participate. “Every year, we focus on different topics that are of interest to seniors, and so we try to vary it each year so that they can take away something and apply

Shawano Police Department July 17 Police logged 27 incidents, including the following: Accident — Police responded to an injury accident at Green Bay Street and Airport Drive. Fraud — Police investigated a telephone scam complaint in the 1000 block of South Park Street. Assault — Police investigated a report of an assault at the Farm Inn on Main, 123 N.

Anne E. Baldwin, 87, New London, died on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at Evergreen Care Center, Shawano. She was born on July 8, 1926, in Pray to the late Paul and Anna (Mazur) Jagielo. (They were early Wisconsin homesteaders.) On Sept. 1, 1945, Anne was united in marriage to Robert Baldwin in Little Rock, Ark. They lived on a farm north of New London from 1962-2008. Bob preceded her in death in 2006.

A 13-year-old girl taken into custody Tuesday after allegedly stealing a van had been a passenger in a car theft spree in May, according to police. Police received a call at 5:25 a.m.

Students returning to Gresham Community School in September should notice a few changes. Replacement work is under way on the gymnasium floor, which school officials said had been in place for at least 20 years. Stalker Flooring, based in New London, is doing the floor work, estimated to cost $103,000. According to business manager Holly Burr, the gym also received a fresh coat of paint. "We gave it all a fresh new look,” Burr said. Also, the sch

Shawano and Menominee counties opened public cooling centers Wednesday and will reopen them Thursday and Friday for citizens looking for some relief to this week’s dangerous heat wave. A heat advisory issued by the National Weather service is in effect until 5 p.m. Friday. Temperatures have been reaching into the mid 90s this week.

Jake Luepke pitched six scoreless innings and allowed only three hits Wednesday in a 10-0 six-inning Bonduel victory over Marion/Tigerton in an American Legion game at Jack Reinke Field in Bonduel. Luepke struck out five batters, including three in a 1-2-3 second inning, and walked only one. “Jake pitched a strong game once again for us to keep them with no runs,” Bonduel coach Jason Luepke said. With Bonduel leading 9-0, Kody Reinke scored the g