The Hawks’ return to the playoffs will have to wait at least one more year. First-year coach Alan Tomow had the Shawano Community High School football team knocking on the door of a playoff berth Friday night, but a tough Luxemburg-Casco team, also fighting for its playoff life, didn’t let that happen. Shawano lost 44-7 on a cold and rainy night in Luxemburg. About the only bright spot in the game for the Hawks (3-6, 3-5 Bay) was when Chase Henni

Shawano Police Department Oct.

How much input citizens should have at board meetings was discussed at a Shawano School Board workshop this week. The board met with Robert Butler, a consultant with the Wisconsin Association of School Boards, who helped to provide a refresher on the powers of the board and individual members.

The Menominee Nation’s chairman believes his tribe can craft an agreement on an off-reservation casino in Kenosha that Gov. Scott Walker would approve. The Menominee won federal approval for the casino in August, but Walker has the final say. The governor has said he wouldn’t green-light the project unless there was community support, no net increase in gambling and Wisconsin’s other 10 tribes approve the plans.

Although physical evidence was scarce, an Oconto County jury Thursday found a rural Shawano man guilty of two counts of homicide. The jury deliberated almost five hours before announcing Daniel Schmidt, 30, was guilty of murdering his ex-mistress, Kimberly Rose, and her brother, Leonard Marsh, in 2009. Family and friends hugged one another, wiping away tears after hearing the jury’s decision. “I think the victims were pleased with the verdict,” s

A fundraiser for Leadership Shawano County has grabbed a lot of attention from the community, so much so that additional tickets are being printed up to accommodate more people. Let Me Be Frank Productions is presenting its tribute to the icons of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s Oct. 26 at The Gathering, 2600 E. Richmond St., in Shawano.

The severe storm that hit Shawano on Aug.

Caroline K. Hubatch, 86, of Shawano, died on Monday, Oct. 14, 2013. Born on Nov. 7, 1926, in Dodge County, she is the daughter of the late Jacob and Caroline (Auck) Pieffle. She worked for Chrysler Outboard in Hartford for many years. Caroline was united in marriage to Dale Hanson, who preceded her in death. She later married Curtis Bender, who also preceded her in death. On May 16, 1981, Caroline married Albert W.

Our beautiful mother, Barbara Ellen Nernberger (Kunschke), 72, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. Barb, the daughter of Gladys and Eldor Kunschke, was born in Shawano on Oct. 15, 1941. She was a 1959 graduate of Shawano High School. Barb married Eugene Knoke on Jan. 21, 1961. They made their home in Shawano and relocated to Green Bay. Together they had three children, Gina, Anthony and Rodney.