At 1:15 p.m Sept. 20, a pickup truck driven by a man from Princeton was traveling south on Sullivan Spring Road in the town of Lakewood. He stopped his vehicle to allow an oncoming vehicle to pass on the narrow road. The right tire of his truck shifted on the soft shoulder, causing his vehicle to enter a ditch and turn on its side. No injuries were reported. Daniel Kroll, Pulaski, reported Sept.

Proceedings from Sept. 27 Joshua P. Smet, 24, Gillett, made an initial appearance on repeated charges of being party to a burglary, theft and obstructing an officer. He was arrested Sept. 20 in Gillett. A $2,500 cash bond was set with his appearance to continue Oct. 10. ^ Proceedings from Sept. 25 Nicholas M.

Community Memorial Hospital will offer specially priced flu shots during its upcoming flu shot clinics. The shots will be offered at CMH Primary Care Clinics in Oconto County for $30. Walk-ins are accepted, but appointments are preferred. The schedule and phone numbers for appointments are as follows: • Gillett, 920-855-2823, 8:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, Oct. 24, and 2-5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27. • Lena, 920-829-6400, 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Oct.

Oconto and Marinette counties have agreed to purchase six lots adjacent to the landfill they share, after the property owners filed suit against the counties, claiming the smell and look of the landfill hurt their business and deterred sales of the lots to private parties. The MarOco Landfill, jointly owned by Oconto and Marinette counties, will use $250,000 in reserve funds to purchase the lots from Charles and Colleen DeSmidt, owners of DeSmidt

The Oconto Falls High School girls golf team finished in eighth place at the Bay Conference tournament Tuesday at Wander Springs Golf Course in Greenleaf. The finish was not enough for Oconto Falls (16) to catch Luxemburg-Casco (28) in the final conference standings.

It was a second-place finish for the Oconto Falls High School volleyball team Saturday at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Showdown volleyball tournament. The Panthers lost to Union Grove 2-1 in the championship match. Union Grove won the first game 25-18, Oconto Falls rallied to win the second game 25-23, but fell 15-13 in game 3. Oconto Falls went 6-1 at the two-day, 32-team tournament.

Panthers sweep West De Pere The Oconto Falls High School volleyball team swept West De Pere 3-0 in a Bay Conference match Sept. 24 in De Pere. The Panthers (3-0) beat West De Pere (1-2) 25-9, 25-18, 25-9. McKenna Larsen and Carly Lemke combined for 29 kills. Larsen had 18 assists and eight digs. Lemke also had three blocks. McKayla Johnson had three assists and 20 digs.

The Oconto Falls High School boys cross-country team finished second and Bailey Wolf took fourth Thursday at the 38th annual Jim Bremser Memorial Cross Country Invitational in Mishicot. The Panthers boys had a team score of 91 to finish second at the 24-team meet. Freedom (27) took first and Two Rivers (98) finished third. The OFHS girls team finished 12th with a team score of 299.

The second barn quilt in the Barn Quilts of Oconto County project was installed at the Linzmeyer farm in Gillett by the linemen from the Oconto Electric Cooperative. The quilt block pattern chosen by Nancy Linzmeyer is Spring Radiance, and the red, white and blue color choice was chosen to honor veterans. The first Oconto County block in the program is on display at the Chase Stone Barn Park. Project coordinators have 18 confirmed orders for barn