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Community to tee off with new sport

A group of Oconto Falls High School students has launched a plan to bring a disc golf course to the community. Last spring, 11 students in a sports marketing class, led by teacher Tracy Tate, researched and designed the entire project, from course layout to signs and costs. In May, the sports marketing class brought its proposal to Superintendent Dave Polashek and earned his approval.
Oconto County Sheriff’s Department
Oct. 2 Deputies logged 26 incidents, including the following: Accident - Authorities investigated a one-vehicle roll-over on U.S.
Oconto County Circuit Court
Proceedings from Oct. 2 A preliminary hearing/status conference was held for Brian S. Greetan, 33, Oconto Falls, on one felony charge of child abuse recklessly causing harm, party to a crime, and five misdemeanor charges from May 27 and Sept. 14 in Oconto Falls. A $5,100 total cash bond continues. An arraignment/status conference is Oct. 9. Brandon L.
Spruce proposes $30K tax increase
The Spruce Town Board will discuss a $30,000 tax increase for 2015 when it meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the Town Hall, 9097 County Road B, Oconto Falls. Town residents will be able to review the town budget and vote on the proposed tax increase. The tax rate is calculated to jump 30 cents more per $1,000 of equalized value, up almost 23 percent from last year’s rates.
Drink it in
They call themselves old fogies, but two owners of a small start-up company in Stiles are keeping pace with other entrepreneurs in the Midwest with their one-of-a-kind water purification system. The husband-and-wife business team of Jim Gilmet and Mariannna “Yana” DeMyer have developed Roving Blue, a 25-pound, portable purification unit capable of supplying clean drinking water for 190 people a day. Gilmet and DeMyer hope their device will one da
Hwy. 141 is topic of public meeting
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will hold two public hearings regarding the designation of U.S. 141 as an expressway from County Road E in Oconto County 23 miles north to state Highway 64 in Marinette County. The hearings will be held Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Lena High School, 304 E. Main St., Lena, and Wednesday, Oct.
Story of Ann Landers to unfold on PAC stage
The Oconto Falls Friends of the Arts will present “The Lady with all the Answers” by the Nebraska Theatre Caravan at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, in the Falls Area Performing Arts Center of Oconto Falls High School. For decades, renowned newspaper advice columnist Ann Landers responded to countless questions from lovelorn teens, confused couples and a multitude of others.
Brazeau to hold open house
Brazeau Emergency Services will hold an open house from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.
Richard C. Ratajczyk
Richard Ratajczyk, May 22, 1936 - Oct. 3, 2014. Richard was a retired master wood pattern maker and member of P.M.L.N.A., a United States Air Force Korean War veteran, American Legion member, Suring Gun Club member and Lifetime N.R.A. member. Husband of Joann K., father of John R. and James T. Dick loved hunting, fishing, trapshooting, cowboy action shooting, playing with his American Flyer trains and his two dogs, a good laugh and a good drink!
Michael Hollis McDermid
Michael Hollis McDermid, son of Mathew McDermid and Brittany Steiner, died suddenly after premature birth Tuesday morning, Sept.
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