Lila Fay Bintz, 85, of Suring, formerly of Grover, passed away on July 3, 2015. Fay is the third daughter of Hilbert and Martha (Ritter) Cota born at Cream City in Oconto County on May 11, 1930, as Lila Fay. Known as Fay all her life, she graduated from Lena High School in 1948. On Nov. 11, 1950, she married Harry L. Bintz at the American Lutheran Church in Oconto.

Oconto Electric Cooperative installed three quilts for the Barn Quilts of Oconto County project in May. Barn quilt block No. 28 was installed at the Jagiello farm in Lena. The history of the farm dates back to July 5, 1904, when James Borkovec Sr. purchased the original 80 acres from the Oconto Company Corp.

The Oconto Falls Friends of the Arts will present six shows in its 2015-2016 Fine Arts Series. This year marks the 14th season of the Fine Arts Series. The season begins Saturday, Aug. 8, when Missoula Children’s Theatre presents “The Wiz of the West” at noon and 2:30 p.m. at the Falls Area Performing Arts Center. Fifty area children will help to retell the classic story “The Wizard of Oz,” but with a twist … or should we say, twister?

The Charles F. Suring family gathered June 13 for a reunion. Reunions have been held every two years since 1985. Six of the eight children of Charles and Mary (Firgens) Suring attended. Curtis Suring, of Suring, and Bette (Suring) Streu, of Green Bay, were the host families.

Three barn quilts were installed in May by Oconto Electric Cooperative for the Barn Quilts of Oconto County project. Quilt block No. 27 was installed at Golden Corners Dairy in Morgan, a third-generation farm purchased by Henry and Caroline Wolf in 1946. John and Bev Wolf bought the farm from John’s parents in 1979. In 2009, Golden Corners Dairy LLC was formed.

On a recent Saturday morning, members of the Klondike Community Church were busy vacuuming upholstery, wiping down tables and scrubbing floors to prepare for the 100th anniversary of their church building, the former St.

More than half of Wisconsin public school districts will receive less general aid in the 2015-16 school year than they did for the 2014-15 school year, according to estimates released last week by the Department of Public Instruction. In Oconto County, one school district — Oconto — is projected to receive more aid, while Gillett, Lena, Oconto Falls and Suring likely will lose aid. Although the 2015-17 state budget has not been finalized, the mos

June 30 Deputies logged 31 incidents, including the following: Welfare Check - Authorities checked a possible intoxicated driver with an 8-year-old passenger on North Road in Lakewood. Suspicious - Authorities investigated a report of a man on County Road D and West Frontage Road in Abrams who could possibly be a wanted person from Michigan. ATV Accident - A male ATV driver was injured when he struck a tree on a recreation trail at Rugg Road in L

Proceedings from July 2 A plea hearing was held for Sterling L. Soman, 20, Wabeno. He pleaded no contest to felony charges of vehicle operator fleeing and eluding an officer and bail jumping March 30 in Maple Valley. Charges of possession of THC (second-plus offense), a forfeiture and two misdemeanors were read in and dismissed by the court. A $10,000 cash bond continues. Sentencing is Aug.