A woman, 21, and man, 22, at a Jackson Street residence were taken into custody Aug. 7 on outstanding warrants from outside the county. An employee of Missoula Children’s Theater reported the theft of a duffel bag from the back of a truck. The bag contained “Wiz of the West” T-shirts valued at $400. The theft was reported Aug. 8 and had occurred some time during the previous week. An Oconto Falls man, 62, on Aug.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency announced that the Farm Storage Facility Loan program, which provides low-interest financing to producers to build or upgrade storage facilities, will now include dairy, flowers and meats as eligible commodities. “For 15 years, this program has provided affordable financing, allowing American farmers and ranchers to construct or expand storage on the farm,” FSA Administrator Val Dolcini said.

University of Wisconsin-Extension of Marinette, Oconto and Florence counties will provide an opportunity for corn silage producers to test their corn’s whole-plant moisture percentage. Area producers are invited to participate in sample collection days on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and Oct. 6, at various locations.

Oconto County will begin collecting $50 from individuals picked up on outstanding warrants and transported to the Oconto County Jail from outside the county. The Oconto County Board on Thursday amended its jail facility fees, which included the new transportation fee. Jail Administrator Carol Kopp said other counties in the state already charge for transportation, sometimes setting a per-mile rate.

A tragic act of violence has been turned into a positive for the Gillett School District as money from an area foundation was used to install an in-ground sprinkler system for the school football and practice fields. “We’re so fortunate to have this opportunity for this system at a school of this size,” Gillett Superintendent Todd Carlson said. The money was donated by the Joshua J.

Students in the Gillett School District will see changes in their classrooms this fall due to energy-saving projects completed this summer. The School Board on Thursday toured the secondary school building to see some of the changes first-hand, including new heating equipment, automatic flush toilets and new sink fixtures in bathrooms, and upgraded lighting in classrooms and hallways. Classrooms were modified by lowering ceilings and installing e

The landscape north of the courthouse in Oconto continues to change.

To the editor: Pulaski Community School District continues down a dysfunctional path with their lack of transparency, honesty and accountability for any of their bad decisions over many years, recently with the termination/resignation of Superintendent Milt Thompson. Open records revealed vague reasoning to terminate Mr. Thompson. Does the school district do computer audits on all staff or just Mr. Thompson?

There was a kind of noble simplicity in farm life in the 1940s and ’50s — a life that has all but vanished, I guess.