The Little Suamico man charged with murdering his mother and stepfather pleaded no contest to the charges Dec. 12 and is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 20. David Steinmetz, 29, was convicted of two counts of first-degree intentional homicide in connection with the Oct. 1, 2022, shooting deaths of his mother, Lori Steinmetz Brennan, 55, and her husband, Paul Brennan, 75.

Gresham’s boys basketball team remains winless on the season after a 52-37 loss to Tri-County on Dec.

“Our Daughter’s Bones” by Ruhi Choudhary is the first of what must be an engrossing series. Mackenzie Price survived life with an alcoholic and abusive father. Though he never touched her, Mackenzie was well aware of him beating her mother.

A 37-yard field goal from Giants’ kicker Randy Bullock as time expired pushed Green Bay to a game under .500, as the Giants knocked off the red hot Packers 24-22 on Dec. 11 in New Jersey. It looked certain that Green Bay was going to lose, as the Giants, up 21-16 with 5:30 remaining in the game, began to march down the field.

Crews have completed reconstruction of a major entry into the city of Gillett. The City Council received a report on the rebuilding of Washington Street during its regular monthly meeting Dec.

The Shawano School Board signed off with an agency that is expected to ease the burden of finding substitute teachers. Teachers on Call was approved by a 5-0 vote Dec. 11 as board members Jeana Winslow and Christine McKinnies were absent from the meeting, and John Arens and Al Pyatskowit left the meeting early.

The Wisconsin Association of School Boards plans to honor Ken Harter next month for his 20 years of service on the Oconto Falls School Board, but Harter announced Dec. 11 that he’s decided 20 years is long enough. Harter announced during the regular monthly school board meeting that he is submitting a notice of non-candidacy.

A new roof for the Crawford Center at the Shawano County Fairgrounds took another step forward Dec.