Wisconsin had 6.7 days suitable for fieldwork statewide for the week ending July 26, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. A dry week allowed for good progress on small grain harvesting, but there were many reports of dry soils and a need for rain.

Before the dirt started flying at the Dirt City Motorplex in Lena on July 25-26, drivers and their cars made their way to downtown Lena for the annual Thunder on Main event where residents and visitors were treated to a close-up look at the cars and a chance to meet the drivers. There are three more stops in the AMSOIL Championship Off-Road season.

Photos by Greg Mellis | NEW Media

Oconto County Sheriff’s Department

July 26

• Louis J. Sanapaw, 29, Bowler, waived extradition to another jurisdiction during a hearing before Judge Katherine Sloma.

• Justin W. Craig, 40, Oconto, pleaded no contest May 20 to attempted battery to certain individuals involved with a court or legal system and a misdemeanor charge of resisting or obstructing an officer. Judge Jay Conley imposed and stayed a prison sentence July 20, then placed him on two years of probation with conditions.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

July 26

Deputies responded to 52 incidents, including operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated at Shawano Lake; suspicious activity on South Sawyer Street in Shawano; six 911 calls; 17 traffic stops; three reckless driving incidents; three traffic hazards; one deer-related crash.

July 25