Gresham News

LA CROSSE - Markesan High School's Jecel Gerner entered the Division 3 State shot put competition with the second seed, and that's where the senior finished Friday.

Portage County will have to waive a few of its job requirements to hire Gary Olsen as its new finance director.

Opportunity Network Exchange meeting: 1:30-3 p.m., Wisconsin Job Center, 701 Cherry St., Green Bay.

SHAWANO - Shawano County court records say a Gresham village trustee who handled the money of a nonprofit charity set up by some casino workers stole nearly $30,000 from the group.

A Wisconsin appeals court says a Shawano County judge overstepped his bounds in doing a separate investigation into a drunken-driving case and allowing some evidence.

Oliver W. Koonz, 98, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009, in Palm Springs, Calif. Born on March 23, 1910, Oliver Koonz often expressed his amazement at the changes he had witnessed during his lifetime.

A federal appeals court has upheld a decision to shut down slot machines operated by an Indian tribe in Northeastern Wisconsin.

Theodorus C. Kelder, 80, Appleton, passed away unexpectedly at St. Elizabeth Hospital on Friday, Jan.

Ten New North high schools from across the region were named among the nation's best by US News and World Report in the magazine's annual list of the best high schools for 2009.

Bundled in his maroon bathrobe, the Rev. Vincent Eagan stepped out of his car Thursday in the packed parking lot of the Wheel House Restaurant and promptly questioned his sanity.

A state appeals court has overturned a Gresham woman's drug conviction because police improperly obtained evidence.

Helen A. Krueger, 82, Gresham, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008 in Shawano. Services are 11 a.m. Monday, Dec.