“What’s the word of the day?” I was asked yesterday. I wasn’t too sure what was meant by that, and I couldn’t come up with anything at the time either.

About the only positive for the record 73,738 fans at Lambeau Field to see the Green Bay Packers preseason opener, a 17-0 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, came on the team’s first possession. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers looked crisp on his only drive of the night, going three for five for 62 yards that included a 50-yard toss to wide receiver James Jones. The drive faltered near the goal line, though.

Two seemingly unrelated cases converged in the city of Shawano this week when authorities responding to a drug complaint nabbed suspects in a burglary committed earlier the same day. Felony burglary charges were filed Thursday against Anthony J. Oberhofer, 30, and Miguel K. Rosas, 17, both of rural Shawano.

Four of the newer dispatchers at the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department might be paid nearly as much as their veteran counterparts next year. The Public Safety Committee voted 3-1 earlier this week to increase the dispatchers’ wages from $16.72 per hour — the starting pay for dispatchers — to $19.79 per hour, equating to an almost $6,000 annual increase before taxes.

Fewer towns shipping their garbage to the Shawano landfill has put the facility in dire straits. The Shawano County Solid Waste Management Board on Thursday spent more than an hour discussing the issues and looking at options to stop the bleeding despite not being provided with financial information about the operation. City officials could not provide annual revenue or expenses for the landfill when the Leader requested the information Thursday

Football should be fun. That was the message Alan Tomow, Shawano Community High School’s new varsity coach, had for his assistant coaches and players as he led the program’s first few practices of the season this week. “Football is an enjoyable game,” he said. “It doesn’t have to be complicated, it doesn’t have to be not fun. I want them to have fun.

City officials have signed off on an agreement that creates a new upper-level position at Shawano County Economic Progress Inc.

Shawano Police Department Aug. 7 Police logged 23 incidents, including the following: Hit and Run — Police investigated a property damage hit-and-run in the 1400 block of South Lincoln Street. Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance on Prospect Circle. Theft — A purse was reported stolen from a vehicle at St. James Child Care, 224 S.

Ervin H. “Bud” Bleck, 96 , of Shawano, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, at a local nursing home. Born on April 6, 1917, in Clintonville, he was the son of the late Edwin H. and Lily (Hoffman) Bleck. Bud was raised in the Clintonville area. On May 13, 1941, he enlisted with the United States Army to serve his country during World War II. He was honorably discharged as a sergeant in December 1944. On Oct.