Shawano’s Drake Herm will represent the Hawks at the boys state wrestling tournament this weekend at the Kohl Center in Madison. At the sectionals in Kimberly on Feb. 17, Herm battled in the finals match but lost 14-0. In his wrestle back, he pinned Ryan Schmidt of Kaukauna in 42 seconds to qualify for the state tournament. His first match was set for the afternoon of Feb.

Friday, Feb. 16 Gillett Gillett improved to 10-6 in the Marinette & Oconto Conference with a 55-15 victory over St. Thomas Aquinas Academy. It is the third conference win in a row for Gillett, 14-9 overall. Lena defeats Suring Returning to the win column in the Marinette & Oconto Conference, Lena defeated Suring 77-47. Lena (15-1, 22-2) lost its only conference game to Coleman earlier but still remains in first place.

CORRECTION: Todd Carlson is back as Gillett superintendent for about one month. The duration of his term was misstated in the original version of this story. We apologize for the error. Former Gillett School District Superintendent Todd Carlson is prowling the halls again, serving what is expected to be about a one-month stint as interim superintendent. Dr.

With an ongoing shortage of available drivers, the Oconto Falls School District is faced with the possibility it will have to further curtail bus service to its students. “We have a very tenured team in our transportation group. Two of those folks let me know they plan to retire at the end of the 2023-24 school year,” Superintendent Dean Hess reported to the school board at its Feb. 12 meeting.

The Gillett School Board voted unanimously Feb.

With a new fire station nearing completion, the Oconto Falls City Council must decide what to do about the chronically leaky roof at the old firehouse. During its regular monthly meeting Feb.

The Oconto Falls School Board wants to take a little more time to decide about closing its Kids Station before- and after-school child care program now that Encompass Child Care is about to open a center in the city. During its regular monthly meeting Feb.

Several local organizations have made donations to the Oconto Falls and Gillett school districts to assist a variety of programs and activities. During its regular monthly meeting Feb.

One side effect of the warmer than normal winter is that a number of annual events that revolve around ice fishing have been canceled or modified this year. As of Feb. 19, however, the Finnegan Lake Walleye Club was still promoting its annual ice fishing derby, with registration taking place at Zippel Park in Gillett from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb.