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Published by andynewsengin on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 1:00pm

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Shawano-Menominee Circuit Court

Published by andynewsengin on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 11:00am

• Lindsay R. Holstrom, 28, Shawano, pleaded no contest Sept. 24 to battery by prisoners, 13 counts of felony bail jumping, misdemeanor battery to an unborn child, retail theft, theft of movable property, resisting or obstructing an officer, bail jumping and three counts of disorderly conduct. Judge Katherine Sloma imposed and stayed a prison sentence and placed her on four years of probation with conditions and costs.

Shawano soccer team beats Ashwaubenon

Published by andynewsengin on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:00am

Sept. 28

Aspirus Langlade Hospital launches SANE program

Published by kjpasson on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 9:58am

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports that about 1.2 million Wisconsin adults have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime – that’s about one out of three adult women and almost one out of every five adult men.

Aspirus Langlade Hospital in Antigo recently became the eighth Aspirus Hospital offering direct local access to a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program in its emergency department.

Fight sepsis with early detection and action

Published by kjpasson on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 9:56am

Every year, sepsis silently strikes down at least 1.7 million adults in the United States, a number that continues to rise.

As the population ages, antibiotic resistance grows and more individuals manage chronic diseases, the threat of sepsis looms larger than ever.

“Sepsis results from an infection that the body struggles to combat,” said Dr. Chad Radke, an emergency physician at Aspirus Health. “The immune response can become overwhelming, causing injury to the body itself.”

Shawano Area Writers plan to meet at night

Published by kjpasson on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 9:53am

The Shawano Area Writers (SAW) decided that, to reach out to more people who have the desire to write, an additional monthly meeting should be made available to the public.

Normally, SAW has held its monthly meetings from 10 a.m. to noon every third Thursday at the Shawano County Library. but members feel that there are many people out there who are working during those hours and cannot attend daytime meetings.

Starting Oct. 17, SAW will meet from 5:30-7 p.m. at Shawano’s Café, W7389 River Bend Road, Shawano.

Improvements enhance Lookout Tower experience

Published by kjpasson on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 9:45am

One of the most spectacular views of fall colors in northern Oconto County is from the top of the Mountain Fire Lookout Tower.

Built during the winter of 1934-35, the 100-foot-high structure was part of a 19-tower network that watched over the Nicolet National Forest in the days before aerial surveillance to detect forest fires.

“It’s one of the last towers of its kind still standing anywhere,” said Jayme Sellen, executive director of the Tourism and Economic Development Corporation for the Oconto Region (TEDCOR).

Slim parking pickings in Gresham

Published by kjpasson on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 9:30am

Gillett students learn about forestry

Published by kjpasson on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 9:27am

Crews from Franks Logging moved into the Gillett Public Schools forest on Sept. 23 to begin the process of thinning out the red pine and hardwood trees to help maintain the forest.

Hawks place fourth at conference tennis tourney

Published by andynewsengin on Tue, 10/01/2024 - 9:20am

Sept. 28