Web-based surveillance products played a key role in apprehending the suspect in a series of burglaries and thefts in Oconto, Shawano and Menominee counties. Bond was set at $100,000 cash Jan.

The Oconto County Women Infants Children (WIC) Program has begun visiting the Encompass child care center in Oconto Falls to make it easier for parents to access the service. Hope Kersten, the county WIC director, said she plans to visit once a month to start. “As you know, Oconto County is kind of long — Pulaski to Townsend, no real public transportation, so this allows us to come to Oconto Falls, to make it a little easier for clients to come t

A status conference has been postponed until Feb. 17 in the case of a Gillett man who was arrested Oct. 28 in Arkansas after allegedly fleeing the scene of a fatal ATV accident in Oconto County. At the request of his defense attorney, a competency exam had been ordered for Obilio Tomas Sargento Roblero, 32, but the psychologist had trouble contacting the jail for an appointment, according to court documents.

The former treasurer of the Breed Sportsman’s Club was charged Jan. 9 with embezzling at least $17,000 from the club’s checking and savings accounts three years ago. Robin Renee Strehlow, 64, of Suring, was ordered to make an initial appearance before Oconto County Judge Jay Conley at 2 p.m. Feb.

A 49-year-old man was killed Jan. 12 in a UTV crash in the Town of Lena. The Oconto County Sheriff’s Office said its Emergency Dispatch Center was notified around 2:50 p.m. of an accident involving a UTV with injuries on Goatsville Road east of Midway Road in the Town of Lena. A preliminary investigation indicated the vehicle, operated by the man from Lena, left the road and overturned in the north ditch.

Street projects for the city of Shawano could come in under budget in 2025 after the Shawano Common Council voted Jan. 8 to accept the bid from the David Tenor Corporation. The corporation was one of nine bidders for the project and agreed to do the work for $514,655.15. The city had budgeted $525,000 this year for street and utility reconstruction.

The Shawano County Sheriff’s Department arrested a man over the weekend who entered a home in Wittenberg with guns and caused a disturbance. On Jan. 11 at about 9:51 p.m., dispatchers received a 911 call reporting a man had entered a residence with two guns and caused a disturbance on Front Street. The man was believed to be intoxicated and after a brief struggle, fled into a nearby residence leaving one of the guns on scene.

The evening of Jan. 11 marked the first of five winter hikes organized by Shawano Pathways. Held at Maple Hill Recreation Area on Highway 22 south of Shawano, this first hike was a moonlight hike. The purpose of the winter hikes, other than just for fun and exercise, is also to get to know the local trails with a guide so hikers can then enjoy them anytime on their own. Future hikes are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Jan.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department Jan. 12 Deputies responded to nine incidents, including one reckless driving incident and seven crashes. Jan. 11 Deputies responded to 25 incidents, including bail jumping at Whisky Wells, 823 Richards St., Gresham; operating while intoxicated on Curt Black Road in the Town of Wescott; sick animal on state Highway 29 in the Town of Angelica; restraining order violation at the Shawano County Jail, 405 N.