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Man dies in Navarino fire

One person died and another was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries as the result of a brush fire in the Town of Navarino on March 7. At about 11:35 a.m., Shawano County deputies responded to the area of Wildwood Road near Townline Road in the Town of Navarino for a fire-related incident. Upon their arrival, they found an active wildfire burning a large amount of acreage. Deputies were met by the caller who had burn-related injuries.
Packerland Websites opens Marquette office
Marquette-area businesses and nonprofits now have a new, local, digital marketing company working for their success. Packerland Websites, of Green Bay, has opened an office in Marquette, Michigan, at CoLAB, 101 W. Washington St. Suite 8. The Lake Superior Community Partnership assisted in the opening by holding a ribbon cutting ceremony Feb.
Menominee officials seek stories about drug addiction
Drug addiction impacts everyone, and the Menominee Nation’s Drug Addiction Intervention Team (DAIT) wants to hear their stories as part of its podcast series “Talk About It.” Members of the DAIT are tribal and county leaders in health, education, law enforcement, first responders, social services and more who are working to identify and break down barriers, identify roadblocks to care and treatment and find collaborative solutions to the opioid d
Passports bring steady business to court clerk
With 44 trials scheduled for March and 186 already on the docket for the remainder of 2024, the Shawano County Clerk of Court office is a busy place. In addition to managing all those cases — as well as maintaining judgment and lien dockets, collecting and enforcing fines and restitution and maintaining lists of certified jurors — the staff also handles passport applications and photos. “We have been extremely busy with passports,” said Ethan Sch
Learn to identify AI in photos, videos
Gone are the days when one could confidently say, “Seeing is believing.” New artificial intelligence (AI) technology is becoming more sophisticated and more accessible, making it possible for just about anyone to create realistic-looking images and videos. Unfortunately, this also means scammers can now use AI images and videos to lend credibility to their tricks.
GUEST COLUMN: Time is now to act on ARIP funding
For many years, we have seen tension between local governments and farmers caused by the need to haul heavy loads over roads and bridges that weren’t up to the task.
Ghoulish ‘Addams Family’ coming to Oconto Falls
Students from Oconto Falls High School’s music and theater departments are putting on the finishing touches of their upcoming production of “The Addams Family.” Based on the fictional family created by American cartoonist Charles Addams, this musical brings a plot twist to this ghoulish family with an affinity for all things macabre. The oldest child, Wednesday, has grown into an 18-year-old woman who is ready to live her own life.
YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW: Opees honor efforts to promote transparency
For the 18th straight year, the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council is recognizing outstanding efforts to protect the state’s tradition of open government through its Openness in Government awards, or Opees. The awards are being presented as part of national Sunshine Week, March 10-16. Awards are being given this year in six categories.
Vote for Dems, not time for 3rd party
To the editor: According to Wikipedia, “Yellow Dog Democrats” was a political term that was applied to voters in the southern United States who voted solely for candidates who represented the Democratic Party. The term originated in the late 19th century.
Fire calls procedure called into question
The Wittenberg Fire Department did not need to be called out to douse the flames of a heated discussion on fire calls and their fees at the March 5 meeting for the Wittenberg Village Board between Wittenberg Town Board Chairman Dick Beversdorf and several village board members. The matter of fire calls was not specifically on the agenda but came up when Village Trustee Marlene Wepner was giving her report on meeting with the fire department last
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