The city of Gillett will be protected by four full-time police officers, at least for the remainder of 2014. With a 4-2 vote on Jan. 20, the City Council approved an 11-month contract for Karl Goerlinger, promoting him from part time to full time, effective Jan. 21. Goerlinger, a part-time officer since March 2013, replaced Ben Hicks, who resigned Dec.

JoAnn Miller, a high school science teacher at Oconto Falls High School, was named Wisconsin’s High School Teacher of the Year in September 2012. She served as Wisconsin’s representative to the National Teacher of the Year program, which included a teacher from each state and four U.S. territories. In a presentation to the Oconto Falls School Board on Jan. 13 and a follow-up interview, Miller told about her experience.

A 19-year-old Oconto Falls man lost control of his car after hitting an icy patch Jan. 8 on Maple Avenue. He was south of Sheridan Street when his vehicle went into the ditch and struck a tree. He was not injured. His vehicle required towing. A 29-year-old Oconto Falls man was cited for disorderly conduct Jan. 18 after having an argument with an individual at Main Street Pub, 172 N.

A Madison company is a front-runner in the county’s search for a firm to oversee the acquisition of 14 properties in the neighborhood of a proposed law enforcement center. The Oconto County Law Enforcement Committee on Jan. 16 interviewed two firms and recommended pursuing a contract with SRF Consulting of Madison. According to Oconto County Administrative Coordinator Kevin Hamann, an agreement is being drafted.

Oconto County Public Health has radon test kits available for county residents. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, radon is the No. 1 cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers. Overall, radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer. Radon is a colorless, odorless and tasteless naturally occurring gas. It comes from the natural breakdown of uranium in soil, rock and water and gets into the air. It can be found all over the U.S.

After the unexpected death of her husband almost 12 years ago, Oconto resident Mary Grace Murphy began delving into the world of food preparation.

McMinnville, Tenn., resident and Gillett native Howard Sidney Hanson, 81, was born Feb. 8, 1932, and died Jan. 22, 2014, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., following a one-month illness. A retired serviceman with the United States Air Force, a veteran of Vietnam, and a member of Mount Zion United Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Sidney Russell and Lucille Lillian Luebeck Hanson.

Anne Marie Banaszynski, 55, Phelps, died unexpectedly late Wednesday morning, Jan. 22, 2014, from massive heart failure and was received into God’s loving arms at St. Claire’s Hospital in Weston. She was born April 16, 1958, in Green Bay to Mildred and Theodore Sinclair. Anne grew up in the Pulaski area, where she attended Pulaski Public Schools.

We don’t eat out a lot, but when we do, it’s always interesting to see how our server will greet us.