Aspirus trauma leaders are seeing a noticeable rise in serious e-bike-related injuries as warmer weather brings more riders outdoors.

Unlike traditional pedal bicycles, e-bikes are heavier, travel at higher speeds and require longer stopping distances, factors that contribute to more severe trauma when crashes occur.

A condition affecting millions of women worldwide has a new name, and the shift could meaningfully improve how it is understood, diagnosed and treated.

Polycystic ovary syndrome, long known as PCOS, is now being referred to as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS.

Running errands around Shawano, I noticed a little light had popped up on my car’s dashboard. I was gun-shy, as just a few weeks earlier another little light had appeared — that one much more serious than this one.

This light was one I could decipher easily. A tire was low. Reasoning with myself, I figured I could probably make it home and have my husband pump it up with our air compressor.

We try to keep our family vacations real and natural. That means we avoid Disney World and other theme parks like the plague. The natural world is so much more unpredictable, and it’s reality, not fake concrete waterfalls and $20 plastic mugs.

Sophia Zeeman emerged victorious from a crowded field of candidates June 28 to become the 2026 Fairest of the Fair for Shawano County.

What is a salty anchor?

Bill Ciuplinski probably hears that question a lot as the new owner of The Salty Anchor, the former Water’s Edge, on state Highway 32 between Suring and Mountain.

Ciuplinski purchased the business, located across the road from Anderson Lake, in April and opened it May 16. Besides the bar and grill, it also features upstairs living quarters.