The school calendar approved by the Oconto Falls School Board for 2014-15 includes a revised schedule for parent-teacher conferences and one less day for face-to-face instruction. The board on Dec. 9 looked at two proposals for the school calendar and chose a fall schedule that expands parent-teacher conferences to allow for additional parent access. Fall parent-teacher conferences are scheduled after school on Oct. 27 and 28 and from 8 a.m.

The boiler room of Oconto Falls Elementary School may seem like an unusual place for a ribbon cutting, but the symbolism was perfect because the upgraded heating system was getting a good workout on Dec. 9, due to the frosty temperatures outdoors. The heating system at that building, along with the heating systems in several other district buildings, received major upgrades as part of an energy-savings project coordinated by Ameresco.

The future of a low-income housing unit in the village of Suring remains uncertain, even after months of efforts to find a remedy to substandard living arrangements. The Suring Non-Profit Housing Corporation owns Pioneer Villa Apartments at 415 N. Mill St., Suring, where residents have endured a leaky roof, cockroach infestation and overall building deterioration in recent years. Speaking at the Suring Village Board meeting Dec.

Oconto County officials hope to smooth over the concerns of a citizen’s group in Oconto that objects to the construction of a law enforcement center in the heart of the city. The Oconto County Board of Supervisors voted in September to build the center in a downtown residential area north of the courthouse and reaffirmed the vote in October, despite objections from Oconto Mayer Victoria Bostedt and former Mayor Don Nerenhausen. Members of a citiz

They had waited a long time for this day. The family of Chad McLean finally had the answer they sought for almost 16 years. An Oconto County jury on Dec. 10 found Peter Hanson guilty of the murder of McLean, a Green Bay teen who visited Oconto County with a friend on Feb.

The parents of an Oconto Falls youth who fatally shot his friend at an underage drinking party can’t be held civilly liable for the death, a state appeals court ruled Nov.

Shawano Police Department Dec. 15 Police logged 10 incidents, including the following: Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 100 block of Prairie Street. Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance on Richmond Court. Dec.

Cerveny’s 17 helps Wildcats improve to 5-0 The Gresham Community High School boys basketball team improved to 5-0 Friday with a 58-51 win over Marion in Gresham. Scott Cerveny led Gresham (5-0, 3-0 Central Wisconsin Conference-10) with 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Killian Eggert added 16 points. Neil Cerveny pitched in seven points off the bench. Aaron Hoffman’s 23 points led Marion (2-4, 2-1 CWC-10).

Anthony “Tony” Hubert, 82, accepted God’s call to return home to Him on Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, surrounded by his loving wife, children and grandchildren. Tony was born on April 18, 1931, in Green Bay, the only child of Beatrice Hubert. He was raised in Gresham and attended Gresham Elementary and High School.