News 24 November 2025

Oconto County Court News

• Raymond Lawrence Pamanet, 22, Keshena, pleaded no contest Nov. 18 to fleeing an officer in his vehicle. Judge Michael Judge levied court costs, sentenced him to six months in county jail and ruled that he may petition the court to expunge the matter from his record if he has no further criminal charges for two years.

News 24 November 2025
Oconto County Public Record

Oconto County Sheriff’s Department

Nov. 17

News 24 November 2025
Shawano County Public Record

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Nov. 22

News 19 November 2025
Oconto County balsam firs to be featured in Madison

He didn’t know it at the time, but a roofing project 40 years ago pointed Dave Vander Velden in a totally different direction.

That direction — owning and operating Christmas tree farms in Door and Oconto counties — has paid off over the years, and the fruits of his labor will soon be on display in Madison.

News 19 November 2025
Property tax rate for city increases for 2026

The Shawano Common Council approved its 2026 budget Nov. 18, which comes with an increase in the property tax rate and the likelihood of a property revaluation next year.

News 19 November 2025
$1M bond assessed for homicide suspect

Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court Judge William Kussel Jr. ordered a $1 million bond Nov. 18 for a homicide suspect from the Town of Belle Plaine.

News 19 November 2025
Former Atrium CEO sentenced 7 1/2 years for fraud

A New Jersey man who operated Atrium skilled care centers in Shawano and Oconto Falls while defrauding employees, residents, Medicare and Medicaid out of $146 million, was sentenced Monday to 7 1/2 years in prison and ordered to make restitution.

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