As people make travel plans to celebrate with family and friends this year, the American Red Cross asks donors to set aside time to give blood or platelets for patients waiting for care over the holidays. From a record number of people expected to travel to seasonal illnesses and the potential for hazardous winter weather, it can be difficult for the Red Cross to collect enough blood for patients during the winter months. When donors give a blood

The honor roll for the first quarter of the 2023-24 school year at Oconto Falls High School has been released. Seniors Highest honors: laina Blaser, Keira Cole, Sophia Collar, Ana Feliz, Callie Gagnon, Alex Haines, Brynn Hodkiewicz, Allie Kelter, Chloe Mahas, Abigail Roskom, Josie Saari, Faith Shamburek, Grace Shamburek, Anna Spaulding, Ashlynn VanderHeyden High honors: Amber Allen, Nicholas Allen, Austin Anderson, Kennedy Angus, Grace Aprill, Sh

Milwaukee School of Engineering Grey Tubutis, from Bonduel, graduated from Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) in spring 2023. Tubutis received a bachelor of science in biomedical engineering with honors. Undergraduate students with a cumulative GPA between 3.20 and 3.69 are listed as having graduated with honors. Jack Stewart, from Hatley, also graduated from MSOE in the spring.

On Dec. 6, 1933, Donna Koeller was born in Gresham to Louis and Clara (Buettner) Koeller. Donna graduated from Gresham High School in 1951. She went on to the College of St. Benedict and entered the convent after her first year. Donna became a Benedictine sister and taught school in Minnesota for 12 years. After leaving the convent, she came back to Wisconsin to teach at St. Margaret Mary in Neenah for 22 years.