When people talk about the Artemis II mission around the moon, they invariably will note the names of astronauts Reid Wiseman (commander), Victor Glover (pilot), Christina Koch (mission specialist) and Jeremy Hansen (mission specialist).

A 48-year-old Little Suamico man died as the result of a two-vehicle accident early April 5 in Oconto County.

At about 3:26 a.m., the Oconto County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Dispatch Center was notified of a truck versus UTV accident with injuries, on Old 41 Road at Vermeiren Road in the Town of Pensaukee.

More than 50 people walked through the streets of Gillett on Good Friday, carrying crosses large and small in keeping with the Christian faith as they recalled Jesus Christ’s crucifixion just prior to his resurrection three days later.

A lone Frito-Lay truck drives April 3 along Main Street in Gillett, which has been torn up recently as utilities have been improved prior to the start of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s road reconstruction project. Main Street, which is part of state Highway 22, will be closed to all but local traffic for much of 2026 from Finnegan Lake Road to the intersection with state Highway 32 on the north city limits.

There are plenty in Wisconsin who enjoy the outdoors, regardless of temperature or condition, but there is one with the Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District who makes sure that the next generation has all the knowledge they need to make the most out of being outside.

• Thomas John Blake, 58, Oconto, pleaded no contest Dec. 12 to possession of methamphetamine. Judge Jay Conley imposed and stayed a county jail sentence March 30, then placed him on one year of probation with conditions.