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The Brillion News   One woman is facing a life-threatening injury after a shooting on Christmas night in Hilbert. Calumet County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a residence in the Hilbert Acres Mobile Home Community for a report of a 25-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to the head just after 9 p.m. on Thursday night. She was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. A man was interviewed and released. The sheriff’s office said the man is cooper

The Brillion News BRILLION - The City of Brillion canceled its December meeting, which would have been Monday, Dec. 22. That included the Committee of the Whole and regular City Council meetings. The city instead scheduled a special meeting for Jan. 12, 2026. The Committee of the Whole meeting that night will be 5:30 p.m. The City Council meeting will follow with a tentative start time of 6:30 p.m. Brillion city meetings are also available to attend virtually by telephone and

Editor's note: The following press release was issued to The Brillion News. An article on the event was also featured in the Dec. 11, 2025, print edition of the newspaper. Wisconsin will be making its debut as host to more than a thousand snowshoe enthusiasts from across the globe when a world champion snowshoe race meets in Calumet County later this month. The World Snowshoe Championships, U.S. Nationals Snowshoe Championships, and Open Championships will be held on Dec. 18-

By David Nordby The Brillion News A full version of this article appears in the Dec. 18, 2025, print edition of The Brillion News. BRILLION – Food is being served at 117 West Ryan Street in Brillion again. Stars View Restaurant officially opened on Tuesday, filling the former space that had long occupied Rudy’s Diner. “We are friendly people … We’re going to treat people like it’s their house,” owner Juan Vera said. The opening of Stars View Restaurant came together in less t

The Brillion News Editor's note: Tony Sweere, the longtime administrator of the Hilbert School District, announced his upcoming retirement in a letter to the district on Thursday. The letter is below. Parents, Students and Community Members -  I am writing this email to let you know that I have submitted my letter of retirement to the Hilbert Board of Education, effective June 30, 2026. The Board will take final action on my request at the January Board Meeting. I want to giv

By David Nordby The Brillion News VALDERS – For the first time since 1989, the Brillion volleyball team is a regional champion. The No. 3 Lions beat rival No. 2 Valders 3-2 (16-25, 25-13, 22-25, 25-23, 15-13) in a five-set thriller in a Division 3 regional championship on Saturday night. The cumulative score was 103-99 in Brillion’s favor, with the close mark indicative of how competitive the nearly two-hour match was. Brillion dropped the first and third sets but recovered i