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Oconto Falls Area Ambulance proposes major upgrade

Published by admin on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 3:11pm

The Oconto Falls Area Ambulance Service is working with local hospitals on an upgrade effort that would make it the first critical-care paramedic service in Oconto County.

The service is owned by the towns of Oconto Falls, Morgan, Stiles and Spruce, the City of Oconto Falls and the Village of Lena. Each municipality has a vote on the board of directors and contributes annual fees to the operation.

Oconto Falls Memorial Field flea market moves forward

Published by admin on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 3:05pm

Memorial Field in Oconto Falls will be the site of a Sunday flea market this spring and summer.

Organizer Kevin Sutrick is renting the park for the venture. He told the City Council on April 13 that he has more than 30 vendors lined up for the weekly flea market from May 16 through Sept. 26.

“We got the space. We got the vendors. We have the insurance,” Sutrick said. “Everything’s going real well. I think everybody’s going to be impressed.”

Oconto County Circuit Court proceedings

Published by admin on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 3:00pm

Proceedings of April 15

Kayak launches approved for Oconto Falls beaches

Published by admin on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 2:58pm

A launching area for kayaks and canoes will be installed this spring at the two beaches in Oconto Falls.

The City Council gave its approval April 13 to installation of the launching docks at East Side Beach and West Side Beach.

Joe Ruiz, a former city police officer who runs a kayak and paddle boat rental business called Off Duty Adventures, asked for permission to install the 14-by-4-foot docks in partnership with the Oconto Falls Area Chamber of Commerce and its president, Gail Yatso.

Northern Oconto County towns want to join Nicolet tech college district

Published by admin on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 2:56pm

Six towns in northern Oconto County are seeking the county board’s help in detaching from the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) School District.

The towns — Breed, Doty, Lakewood, Mountain, Riverview and Townsend — feel a more natural connection to Nicolet Area Technical College, which has an outreach center as close as Carter, just five miles from Townsend.

But the Wisconsin Technical College District Board denied their requests, according to a letter to county officials from Wayne O’Barski, chair of the Northern Oconto County Technical College Committee.

BID saw changes, improvements in 2020

Published by admin on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 4:43pm

The Shawano Business Improvement District gave downtown business owners a report on how the community’s business sector has done during the pandemic and what it hopes to pull off during its annual meeting April 15.

Jennifer Hoffman, BID president, told the crowd at Stubborn Brothers Brewing Company that the coronavirus pandemic hit its stride in 2020 at about the time it was ready to do many of its events, such as its ladies night, which put the district in a pickle.

WBHS holds informative meeting about college

Published by admin on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 4:25pm

Juniors at Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School are getting ready to make that next step to senior year and arrange their plans for college.

Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School Guidance Counselor Stephanie Gruber gave a presentation on what both students and parents can expect for the future as students finish their junior year.

“They have to be the builders of their future, I can’t tell them what they are going to do after high school,” said Gruber. “I can definitely help them get there though.”

ThedaCare conducting health and well-being survey

Published by admin on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 4:19pm

With a mission of improving community health, ThedaCare is dedicated to understanding each person’s unique medical background and goals, as well as social factors.

As a commitment to that mission, ThedaCare has launched a survey to understand overall health and well-being, particularly as it relates to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The survey is open to all community members living or working in Shawano and Menominee counties. The survey can be accessed at thedacaresurvey.com, and is open until May 14.

Council paves way for ATVs, UTVs to ride in city

Published by admin on Thu, 04/15/2021 - 12:36pm

The Shawano Common Council passed an ordinance allowing all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles on most city streets, but only after making some tweaks.

Suit alleges attack in work release center

Published by admin on Wed, 04/14/2021 - 8:29am

A former Shawano County inmate severely beaten by another inmate in 2020 alleged in a recently filed lawsuit that the county failed to protect him in violation of his constitutional rights.

According to documents filed in federal court, Trevor Gueller, 20, was serving 90 days in custody with work release privileges as a condition of probation in September 2020, when Keith D. Wilber, 27, allegedly attacked him in the lunch area and continued to beat him after dragging Gueller into the shower area.