In the waning days of the state’s legislative session, GOP lawmakers advanced a bill that would discourage frivolous lawsuits that punish people for exercising their free speech rights.
The Wittenberg-Birnamwood School Board has approved plans for a new 24,750-square-foot athletic facility behind Wittenberg Elementary-Middle School, 300 S. Prouty St., Wittenberg
A public informational meeting about the project will be held at 6 p.m. March 24 in the auditorium of Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School, 400 W. Grand Ave., Wittenberg. Questions can also be directed to Superintendent Garrett Rogowski at 715-253-2213.
• Carolyn C. Groshek, 41, Tigerton, pleaded no contest March 2 to manufacturing with intent to deliver amphetamine, two counts of possession of methamphetamine and two counts of felony bail jumping. Judge William Kussel Jr. sentenced her to seven years in prison followed by eight years of extended supervision with conditions.
• Dillon William Eckstein, 29, St. Edward, Nebraska, pleaded no contest March 2 to misdemeanor charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (third offense), resisting/failing to stop, resisting or obstructing an officer and disorderly conduct. A related felony count was dismissed in a plea agreement.
Deputies responded to 31 incidents, including assault at the Shawano Shawano County Jail, 405 N. Main St.; one 911 call; three reckless driving incidents; two traffic hazards; two welfare checks; three crashes, two involving deer, one involving a cow.
Deputies responded to 71 incidents, including property damage on West Main Street in Lena; 18 traffic stops, seven traffic offenses, three citizen assists, two miscellaneous traffic incidents, one welfare check; two open-line 911 calls; three ambulance calls; one crash.
After three days of testimony and a little more than three hours of deliberation, an Oconto County jury on March 6 found an Oconto Falls man guilty of homicide by drunken driving.
