Saturday, May 16

Bay Conference Tournament

Shawano’s tennis earned nine wins at Green Bay.

Menasha won the tournament with 13, followed by Appleton Xavier with 12, Shawano with nine, Fox Valley Lutheran with eight, Green Bay East with five and Green Bay West with one.

Saturday, May 16 (boys)

Superior 17, Pulaski 2

Pulaski was defeated 17-2 by Superior at the Sauk Prairie Triangular.

Anthony Lia scored four goals for the Spartans.

Regional games will be held May 29 and June 2.

Friday, May 15

De Pere 18, Pulaski 1 (girls)

Pulaski’s girls ended their regular season with an 18-1 loss to De Pere.

Oconto Falls’ biggest weekend of the year is right around the corner.

The Oconto Falls Memorial Day Celebration kicks off May 22 and runs through May 25. The weekend includes a Memorial Day service, the 11th annual Dash O.F. Color, carnival, car show, fireworks, softball tournament, food stands and live music.

Many in Wittenberg turn to Britt’s Candy and Ice Cream Shop to satisfy their sweet tooth fix. Beginning in June, there will be a new mural to satisfy customers’ visual senses as well.

Election season has begun for the Wisconsin Assembly, and Rep. Elijah Behnke kicked off his mission for a fourth term in office with a campaign fundraiser May 14 at Scolly’s Hometown Pub in Pulaski.

Attorneys representing the Oconto Falls School District have filed a motion to dismiss a civil rights lawsuit against the district in which several plaintiffs accused the district of systematic sexual misconduct toward students.

Earlier this year, several former students filed a lawsuit alleging that for more than 20 years, the district failed to protect students from a predatory environment.

The Shawano County Dispatch Center was awarded an over $700,000 grant for new equipment, but elected officials have to sign off on it first as it comes with a need for county funds that aren’t part of the current budget.

The grant is from Round 2 of the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs Office of Emergency Communications PSAP Grant. The application was due in February and awarded May 1.

The Mattoon Veteran Kids will once again return to the village for the annual Memorial Day parade.

Organized by James Fonder, adjutant of John Owen American Legion Post 287, children honor veterans by dressing up as military veterans, Native Americans or other historical figures and walking behind a float in the parade.

“You have to spend money to make money” is a common business adage, and it could very well be true for any hopes of building a new Shawano County Library.

The Samuels Group’s Kurt Berner is recommending the county hire the McDonald Schaefer firm to conduct a feasibility fundraising study to determine local financial support for a new library.