The Oconto Falls High School Drama Team is one step closer to making a return trip to state competition. The Panthers recently performed their fall competitive production of “Alice” at the district festival in Tomahawk and received a unanimous rating from the panel of judges. The team advanced to sectionals, which will be hosted by Oconto Falls on Nov.

Oconto Falls High School senior Bailey Wolf and Gillett High School sophomore Lauren Herzog have advanced to the WIAA Cross-Country State Meet on Saturday in Wisconsin Rapids. Wolf placed sixth in Oconto Falls’ Division 2 sectional in Tomahawk with a time of 19:57 on Saturday.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Eagles move to sectionals Katie Stegeman posted 15 kills, while Azee VanBellinger added 13 in Saturday’s 25-21, 25-20, 25-14 home victory over Bowler. VanBellinger also tallied 27 digs, with Faith Buhrandt recording 17 digs.

The Tigers football team has used the pass and run effectively all season. However, a steady, hard rain and strong winds blew away Gillett High School’s shot at passing too much vs. Hilbert-Stockbridge in a WIAA Division 7 playoff game Friday. No. 3-seeded Hilbert-Stockbridge went with its normal run-orientated approach, which worked to perfection in the second half. With No.

Holding a seemingly comfortable 20-13 lead, the Oconto Falls High School volleyball team was in prime shape to force a Game 4. However, Seymour wanted to end the match in three games. Oconto Falls had game point, 24-20, and everything looked good until Seymour tallied the next four points and deflated the Panthers players en route to a 27-25 victory, which closed out a 3-0 victory (25-17, 25-17, 27-25) for No. 2-seeded Seymour against No.

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A suspected marijuana farm on the Menominee Indian Tribe reservation produced 6-foot-tall plants under the supervision of consultants from Colorado, where marijuana is legal, federal records show. The connection between the Wisconsin tribe and Colorado-based Comprehensive Cannabis Consulting was not immediately clear, although representatives of the consulting firm were present when federal agents inspected the alleged growing operation on tribal

In her 11th season as head coach at Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School, Chris Nier brought a new focus on passing to the 2015 Chargers team. The effort paid off, even helped the team make history, with a 25-11, 25-20, 25-9 sweep of Bonduel on Saturday for its the first WIAA regional championship in team history. “They are begging to hit and just begging to nail the ball, but now we know as coaches that is not the best way to approach our games, so

Fire tore through a Marion business early Saturday, destroying the building, according to the Marion Area Fire Department. Authorities were called to Carver Wood Products, 350 SE Second St., for a structure fire with flames showing at 7 a.m., the fire department said.