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Competency exam granted for Retzlaff

Marathon County Circuit Court Judge Mark Moran granted the defense’s request for a competency exam for former campground owner Ann Retzlaff on Dec. 11, even as the defendant claimed she fired her attorney. Moran noted he couldn’t hear any other motions or requests, including the one where defense attorney Michael Hughes was no longer serving Retzlaff, as long as competency was in question.
Library mold, leak repairs placed on hold
A proposal by the Shawano County Highway Department to fix the most pressing issue of leaks and mold at the Shawano County Library has been put on hold while officials collect quotes from private firms. Once collected, the Shawano County Library Board will meet with the Shawano County Public Property Committee next month to discuss this step and the long-range plans for the building. “It was the recommendation from the public property committee t
Comments sought for Highway 22 project
A public involvement meeting was held Dec. 7, and comments are still being accepted on proposed options for a state Highway 22 road project between County Road BE and the Oconto County border with Shawano County. Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) officials said the purpose of the 11.5-mile proposed project is to repave the road and replace culverts and guardrails.
Trial postponed in overdose death
A trial scheduled to begin Dec. 18 has been postponed in the case of a Green Bay woman accused of supplying the drugs that led to the 2021 death of a man who died at Mohican North Star Casino Resort in the Town of Bartelme. Stephany L. French, 29, appeared before Shawano-Menominee County Court Judge Katherine Sloma on Dec.
Beverly J. Rhodes
Beverly J. Rhodes, 90, of Waupaca, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2023. Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home and Crematory, Clintonville.
Doris A. Horn
Doris A. Horn, 91, of Clintonville, passed away Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home and Crematory, Clintonville.
Oconto County Sheriff’s Department
Dec. 7 Deputies responded to 43 incidents, including a disturbance on Sunny Slope Road in the Town of Oconto Falls, three traffic stops, four traffic hazards, three traffic offenses, one citizen assist, one welfare check; three 911 hangups and one open line; three ambulance calls; one crash. Dec.
FARM LIFE FROM A FARM WIFE: Birthdays are great, but Christmas is better
I’ve always been blessed to celebrate a three-day Christmas holiday. As a small girl, our family went to church on Christmas Eve, celebrating Christ’s birth with a candlelight service at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Marion. Presents and food galore followed on Christmas Day, and the day after, we celebrated my birthday.
YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW: Protect the rights of student journalists
About a year ago, Simon Mehring came home from a high school journalism conference with an idea. Mehring, now a junior at Stoughton High School, had learned about an Illinois law that protects student media from censorship.
Plea agreement near in Pulaski bonfire explosion
A plea agreement is apparently close in the case of the teen charged with injuring at least 13 people during a bonfire incident in the Town of Maple Grove that took place during Pulaski High School’s homecoming week in October 2022. Samuel J. Armstrong, 18, has been charged with 13 felony counts of injury by negligent handling of explosives or fire in connection with an explosion Oct.
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