Historic flooding along the Wolf River in Shawano, Outagamie and Waupaca counties this spring has put a damper on opportunities to watch the annual ritual of Winnebago System lake sturgeon spawning in the river.

However, the high water is not expected to have a long-term effect on the fishery, and the fish are dealing with the situation, according to DNR sturgeon biologist Margaret Stadig.

Jane Kriewaldt shook her head while using a leaf blower behind her home on the Wolf River.

She wasn’t clearing leaves from her driveway. Instead, like her neighbors, she was doing what she could to keep the river from inching closer to the home she and her husband, Randy, have lived in for 51 years.

After a day or two of drier weather, area communities can expect to be hit with another round of rain April 17.

The National Weather Service in Green Bay predicts that despite of a high of 75 degrees April 17, there is a 30% chance of showers during the day, showers and possibly a thunderstorm from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. April 18 and more showers after that.

There’s just something about the Super Mario Brothers that makes movie theater owner Zeke Heling want to turn a trip to the movies into an immersive experience.

Plenty of shoppers going into Wittenberg Sentry bought plenty of food April 18, but a lot of it didn’t go home with them.

Instead, many of the shoppers gave some of the food they purchased to Wittenberg Cub Scouts Pack 445, and that food immediately went into the tent with the intention of donating it to the Wittenberg Food Pantry to help those in need.

Stephanie Nault has been named the new Area 8 director for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension.

She replaces Mandi Dornfeld, who resigned at the start of the year to accept a new job in the Fox Valley.

Nault will supervise the UW-Extension offices in Shawano, Menominee, Oconto and Marinette counties. She will work out of the Oconto office but will regularly travel to the other counties.

Members of the Shawano County Executive Committee voted April 15 to approve the revamped job description for the administrative coordinator position.

Approval is expected to occur at the April 20 county board meeting, which would mean applications could soon be coming in.

A Shawano man found guilty of cocaine charges received a time-served sentence April 15 in federal court due to his serious health issues and other pending criminal cases in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court.