There might be a light at the end of the tunnel for the Shawano County Dispatch Center. At least a little light.

While there still remain four vacancies among 16 positions, Kasey Cross, communications supervisor, told the public safety committee Aug. 6 that a new dispatcher will start Aug. 11, training on the night shift.

Drivers of ATVs and UTVs who use Shawano County roadways will soon have a new set of rules to follow.

After months of work, the highway and parks committee adopted the changes Aug. 5, and the public safety committee followed Aug. 6, with the county board expected to adopt the new ordinance Aug. 20.

A difference of opinion on time to be served and an absent assistant district attorney delayed the plea and sentencing for Tracy Bahr, who currently has 100 charges levied against him in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court.

The Oconto Falls School District has secured more than $8,200 in funding to optimize its building systems, an effort that is expected to reduce energy costs and waste.

The funding comes from WPPI Energy, the joint action agency for Oconto Falls Municipal Utilities (OFMU), through its energy saving programs for schools and governments.

Food trucks will be in the parking lot of St. Anthony’s Church, 253 N. Franklin St., Oconto Falls, selling their specialties Sept. 15 from 4-7:30 p.m.

• Philip K. Hope, 38, Green Bay, pleaded no contest Aug. 8 to a misdemeanor charge of operating while revoked. A related felony charge was dismissed in a plea agreement. Judge William Kussel Jr. levied fines and court costs and sentenced him to 45 days in county jail.