The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds ATV and UTV riders that more DNR conservation wardens and county recreation deputies will be patrolling on trails and routes as part of the Think Smart Before You Start safety campaign.

Monmouth College

Leah Allan of Oconto graduated from Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois, with a degree in biology May 17.

University of Dubuque

Brendan Fenning of Oconto Falls earned a master of business administration degree May 2 from the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa.

Wisconsin had 6.6 days suitable for fieldwork statewide for the week ending May 31, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

A warm, dry week allowed farmers to make good progress on their first cutting of hay, but precipitation would be welcome due to the lack of widespread showers in the past couple of weeks.

U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany addressed members of the Shawano County Republican Party on May 30 at the Golden Sands Golf Course in Cecil. His visit, and those of many others seeking office in the November election, was part of the Lincoln Reagan Day Dinner. Tiffany is the only Republican who is running for governor. Currently, there are eight Democrats and six independents running as well.

• Darryl D. Bork, 64, Tigerton, pleaded no contest Nov. 17 to strangulation or suffocation; battery or threat to a judge, prosecutor or public safety worker; throwing or discharging bodily fluid at a public safety officer or prosecutor; and felony bail jumping. Judge Katherine Sloma sentenced him May 28 to four years in prison followed by three years and six months of extended supervision with conditions.

• Lee Terrence Smith, 51, Oneida, pleaded no contest Feb. 19 to second-degree recklessly endangering safety and a misdemeanor charge of hit and run. Judge Jay Conley imposed and stayed a prison sentence, then place him on three years of probation with conditions.