Republican lawmakers will try again in the next legislative session to pass a tax-free retirement bill that reduces the state income-tax burden on retirees. The bill authored by state Rep.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Randall Carthrae Rasmussen, a cherished father, grandfather and husband, who left us peacefully on Sept. 30, 2024.

Donald Robert Birr, 94, Oconto Falls, passed away at home on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. He was born on Feb. 27, 1930, in Green Bay. On Aug. 31, 1957, Donald married Helen Tajak at St. John Cantius Catholic Church in Sobieski. He served his country in the Army during the Korean War. Donald worked at the Post Office in Oconto Falls for 30 years, from 1960-90. Donald and Helen also operated a farm in the Town of Morgan.

It seems like about every time I am out in the public, no matter what the occasion, once someone realizes I own the local paper they seem anxious to tell me something. And in more cases than not, it is how something someone has read impacts their lives. For example, the man who caught me in the local grocery store and proceeded to tell me he knows exactly when we deliver our paper there.

The 13th annual Oconto Deck the Fence project is underway, featuring 155 lighted wreaths remembering loved ones or extending special holiday greetings. A project of the GFWC Oconto Woman’s Club, the lighted wreaths hang on the fence along Brazeau Avenue from mid-November and to late January or early February.

Two line workers from Oconto Electric Cooperative (OEC) are among the hundreds dispatched to the East Coast to help restore power to areas stricken by Hurricane Helene. Journeyman Ben Wilcox and apprentice Maguire Girtz joined a group of 45 Wisconsin and Michigan electric cooperative workers who departed Oct. 2 to assist Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative in Pickens, South Caroliina.

The University of St. Francis (USF) has named Oconto Falls native Michael Poradek as its new vice president of mission integration. Poradek assumed his role at the Joliet, Illinois, university on Sept. 3. Poradek is a graduate of St. Anthony Catholic School and Oconto Falls High School. He has lived in Green Bay for the past 10 years, serving in administration with the Norbertine Community of St.

National statistics reveal 25% of female students do not have adequate access to feminine hygiene products.