Oconto County officials are working on a residential construction project that will serve as the home for an elderly male classified as a serious sex offender.

The home will be on county-owned land at 6804 Daly Creek Road, Oconto Falls.

Seymour resident Lawrence J. Fields is still waiting on an attorney after being charged more than six months ago with first-degree sexual assault with a child under 13 and exposing his genitals.

Hope Community Church is inviting individuals and families from across the community to celebrate Holy Week and experience a message of hope, forgiveness and new life.

Friends of the Mountain Bay State Trail will have a trail tender celebration and annual gathering from 5-7 p.m. April 7 at Shawano County Park Pavilion, W5785 Lake Drive, Shawano.

UW-Stout

The following students graduated Dec. 20, 2025, from University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie.

Bonduel: Danielle Evans, master of science, career and technical education.

Eland: Emma Behreandt, bachelor of science, psychology.

UW-Whitewater

The Wittenberg Area Community Band is seeking members 17 and older who can play any instrument.

Rehearsals and concerts will be held in June and July.

For information, email jnueske@wittbirn.k12.wi.us.

Bob Bucher had watched enough people tapping their maple trees and bottling syrup that one year he decided to do it himself.

“I saw a few people doing it and thought it would be interesting,” the Town of Richmond man said in mid-March. “Like they say, once you start it, you’re hooked.”

He and his wife, Cindy, have been making maple syrup the past seven years. Last month, they tapped 54 trees.

Shawano County Farm Bureau announced recently that Kurowski Dairy will host the 2026 Shawano County Brunch on the Farm from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 28.

The event will give community members the opportunity to explore a traditional family dairy farm and take part in a morning packed with family-friendly activities.

The snow on either side of the trail I was traversing was higher than my four-wheeler. My husband, bound and determined to open a path to reach our sap totes and pickle barrels, had gotten the skidder buried in the drifts.