2026 NewsTribune Female Athlete of the Year: St. Bede’s Lily Bosnich

Paperwork: We all know how zippers work, but try explaining it to an 8-year-old

I’ve been reading about Richard Feynman. At first, I was drawn to a headline telling me that this man’s “thinking habit” made him a genius.

2026 NewsTribune Female Athlete of the Year: St. Bede’s Lily Bosnich

Lily Bosnich never thought it was going to be a big deal. She was just doing the two things she loves the most, softball and track. With no time to change, Bosnich came from a softball game to the Senior Night track meet and ran hurdles in her softball uniform.

Waltham Elementary to try (again) to ease space crunch

Waltham Elementary is overcrowded so the district proposes two options for Utica-area voters. Option A: keep renting 10 portable classrooms. Option B: build a permanent annex. Decision day could be Nov. 3.

Shaw Local Radio Podcast: Hannah Lehr, the Q Hit Music 2026 Teacher of the Year

Shaw Local Radio's Day Jones interviews Hannah Lehr, the Q Hit Music 2026 Teacher of the Year. She teaches sixth grade at Central Intermediate School in Ottawa

Residents oppose Fox River Resort sale

Speakers ranged from citizens, to community organizers, to former board members and even a state senator, as the board meeting coincided with the original target date for the resort’s acquisition by Vairt, V Resort Living and Jamil Ahmed Sukhera.