• Michael A. Winters, 47, Pulaski, pleaded no contest Feb. 20 to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Judge Katherine Sloma sentenced him June 27 to five years in prison followed by five years of extended supervision with conditions. • Brian S. Pamonicutt, 31, Gresham, pleaded no contest Jan. 16 to first-degree child sex assault.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department July 6 Deputies responded to 40 incidents, including suspicious activity on Moh He Con Nuck Road in Bowler; suspicious activity on Green Meadow Road in the Town of Almon; disorderly conduct on Wege Road in the Town of Almon; disorderly conduct on Cloverleaf Lake Road in the Town of Belle Plaine; criminal damage on Comet Road in the Town of Germania; harassment on North Ellms Street in Wittenberg; four 911 calls

July 6 Waupaca 2, Cecil 0 Cecil held the Dairyland League-leading Lakemen to two runs and four hits but couldn’t come up with any of their own. Winning pitcher Cam Seidl allowed two hits and struck out nine batters, while Tucker Bouche took the loss for Mudhens. Luke Behm had three of Waupaca’s four hits.

Inductees have been named for the BABA Hall of Fame Class of 2025. The BABA’s second annual Hall of Fame Banquet will be held Sept.

A Menominee tribal member who has dedicated more than 50 years of his life to the sport of boxing was among those inducted into the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame. On June 7, former boxer, referee and coach Orin “Lou” Askenette was among 54 Indigenous athletes honored as the 2025 NAIA Hall of Fame inductees at a ceremony at the Oneida Hotel and Conference Center in Green Bay. Askenette was a retired Oneida Nation security office

Athletes from Shawano, Tigerton and Gillett were among those competing and winning at the Badger State Games, held June 21 in Marathon City. Andre Peterson, who will be a freshman at Shawano Community High School in the fall, won first place in the triple jump and set three new personal records. Competing against other 13- and 14-year-olds, he had a new PR and won the gold in the triple jump at 35 feet, 4 inches. Peterson also had PRs when he pla

Wabeno Art and Music Fest returns to the Northwoods on July 19 at the downtown bandshell in Wabeno. The festival will feature live music and performances by local and regional musicians beginning at 11 a.m. through the evening headliner, Adam Trask, at 8 p.m. There student art show will be in the Legion Hall from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for viewing art from middle and high school students from Laona and Wabeno.

If you’ve ever vacationed in northern Oconto County, you know we are blessed with an abundance of pristine natural resources, excellent restaurants, great places to shop and lots of entertaining things to do. That draws thousands of out-of-town guests from Memorial Day to deer season who come to enjoy what we get to experience every day.

The recent heat wave that swept across much of the country is a good reminder to take extra care of our plants and ourselves as temperatures climb. Extreme temperatures can take their toll even on plants normally suited to the growing conditions. Many plants suffer when short- or long-term temperatures exceed 86 degrees Fahrenheir. You will see withering, leaf and flower drop, stunting and more on heat stressed plants.