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Bellin christens new mobile mammography unit
Bellin Health held a dedication and ribbon cutting for its new mobile mammography vehicle Friday at the health system’s Green Bay campus. The mobile mammography unit, a large pink vehicle that resembles an RV, houses high-tech digital mammography equipment, along with bone densitometry equipment used to detect osteoporosis.
Oconto County Circuit Court
Proceedings from Feb. 26 A pretrial conference was held for Lashawn D. Campbell, 22, Oconto. He pleaded not guilty to felony charges of second-degree reckless endangering safety-domestic abuse and two misdemeanor charges, which allegedly occurred Jan. 27 in Oconto. A $5,000 cash bond continues. A bond hearing is scheduled March 9. A waiver preliminary hearing, status conference and arraignment were held for James A. Kellogg, 49, Gillett.
Radium filtering plant begins operation
A Lena well, closed for two years when high levels of radium were detected, is back in use behind the Village Hall. On Feb. 12, the village began pumping water through its newly constructed treatment facility, which removes radium from Well No. 1 water. Radium is a naturally occurring metal that can be found in ground water.
Gillett dismisses public works director
The Gillett City Council on Thursday released Tim Christensen from his role as public works director, as the financially strapped city looks for ways to save money. The council met for about 15 minutes in closed session before voting 5-1 to let Christensen go, effective the following day.
Agreement reflects changes in Gillett charter board
The board overseeing charter schools in the Gillett School District will operate with five, rather than nine, members, following the adoption of a memorandum of understanding Feb. 19. Gillett offers CrE8, an art-infused charter school at the elementary level, and GOAL Academy (Gillett’s Occupational and Leadership Academy), which offers secondary school students career pathways selections.
Town treasurer faces challenge
The April 7 election will determine who will serve as treasurer for the town of Oconto Falls. The two candidates are incumbent Mary Lemmen and challenger Sue Konitzer. Here are their election profiles. SUE KONITZER Age: 62, town of Oconto Falls resident for 43 years Education: Graduated from Oconto Falls High School Employment: Retired from Wells Fargo Bank after 26 years.
Betts, Alsteen compete for town clerk
Two area residents, Jan Betts and Molly Alsteen, are candidates for the town of Oconto Falls clerk position in the April 7 election. The position is held by Michael Kaczmarek, who was appointed Jan. 1. Kaczmarek and incumbent Victor Peterson are candidates for the two town supervisor positions. Supervisor Phillip Konitzer decided not to seek another term. Here is the profile for Betts; Alsteen did not submit candidate information. Jan E.
DA reviewing police investigation files
A Green Bay Police detective has completed his investigation into allegations that a Gillett police sergeant filed a false report implicating Police Chief Jess Keplinger in a domestic incident. Oconto County District Attorney Ed Burke said he received the files last week and will take another week or two to review them.
Senator’s value judgment is off target
To the editor: Tom Tiffany, reputed “rising star” Republican, supports cutting DNR scientists because their work brings questionable “value to the taxpayer.” Look who’s got a new talking point. Tiffany championed a law giving G-TAC an extraordinarily sweet deal to avoid MFL property taxes.
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