The Oconto County Sheriff’s Department and the Oconto Police Department will participate in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, Sept. 27. The Oconto County Sheriff’s Department collection site will be located at Oconto County’s Satellite Office, 17340 State Highway 32, Lakewood. The Oconto Police Department collection site will be located at City Hall, 1210 Main St., Oconto.

A balsam fir Christmas tree grown by Dave and Mary Vander Velden of Whispering Pines Tree Farm, Oconto, was named the grand champion Wisconsin Christmas tree by members of the Wisconsin Christmas Tree Producers Association.

The Oconto Falls School District recently received a $15,000 efficiency improvement incentive from Oconto Falls Municipal Utilities and power supplier WPPI Energy, reducing energy usage for the high school, middle school and elementary school. The school district, one of the utilities’ larger customers, retrofitted lighting, added variable frequency drives to motors and pumps, upgraded HVAC systems and added a power management system to save elec

An Oconto Falls man on Aug. 29 reported he lost $3,269 in the fraudulent sale of a pump organ through Craig’s List. A 20-year-old male was arrested Aug. 30 for battery and strangulation/suffocation in a domestic incident involving his 16-year-old sister on North Chestnut Street. A 13-year-old Oconto Falls girl was referred to juvenile authorities Sept.

Certified child care providers are needed in Oconto County. To learn about this career opportunity, a free informational meeting will take place from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

Richard “Rick” S. Bozile, 52, Oconto Falls, died suddenly Friday morning, Sept. 12, 2014, of natural causes at St. Clare Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls. He was born Dec. 21, 1961, in Oconto to Richard A. and Sharon (Cunningham) Bozile and, at the age of 1, moved with his family to California. Rick lived in California, Wisconsin and Michigan, where he once worked at Carver Yachts in Pulaski and Nelson Paints in Kingsford.

“The Homesteader’s Fraulein” will be presented by the cast of Red Light Saloon at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Townsend Town Hall on state Highway 32. Written and directed by Kathleen Marsh and narrated by Marcia Wahoske, this musical comedy stars Lee Gerndt as Flapjack, a German immigrant homesteader who moonlights as a cook at the Red Light Saloon.

A day of learning will be presented Oct.

The Abrams Day community celebration takes place Saturday, featuring a parade at noon, fireworks at dusk and entertainment until midnight. A new feature at this year’s event is the Oconto County Cruisers Car show, with registration at 9 a.m., show at 10 a.m. and prizes awarded at 3 p.m. Abrams Day is held in the parking lot of Kip & Donna’s Flyway, 3080 County Road EE, Abrams. Admission is $3 for ages 16 and older.