Although the words came from a children’s book, the theme of the Oconto Falls Memorial Day message was meant for all ages. Quoting from “The Wall,” by Eve Bunting, Daniel Moore spoke of two ideas central to the holiday: sadness and gratitude; sadness over the deaths of service men and women, and gratitude for their sacrifice to further the values of freedom and equality. The storybook tells about a boy, accompanied by his father, who looks for th

Oconto County residents continue to rack up sizable fees for borrowing materials from the Brown County Library. Oconto County will pay $98,363 to Brown County as reimbursement for 2013 library check-outs made by Oconto County library patrons at a Brown County branch. In setting the amount to charge, Brown County officials concluded that library patrons loaned 2.3 million items in 2013, corresponding to just over $3 per loan.

The Gillett High School gymnasium was filled with proud, smiling family members, friends and schoolmates Sunday as the 45 members of the 2014 graduating class crossed the stage and received their diplomas at the annual commencement ceremony. “Success is a journey, not a destination” was the motto for the Class of 2014, and these were the words the graduates were urged to take with them. Class president Brianna Lemirande welcomed everyone to the c

A special education program that completed its first year at Gillett High School helped students develop job skills by putting them to work at local businesses.

The Machickanee Forest Shooting Range remains closed nearly a month after neighbors reported hearing rapid fire and said bullets were landing in their yards. The range, built in 2003 on Garrity Road in Morgan, had been open from dawn to dusk 365 days of the year before the sudden closure on May 2. Sheriff Michael Jansen said the incident that prompted the closure is still under investigation.

Hawks’ golfers advance to sectionals A fifth-place finish by Ian Lewis and a ninth-place finish by Braden Mueller helped the Shawano Community High School boys golf team tie Appleton North for third-place at the WIAA Division 1 regional Tuesday. Playing at Reid Municipal Golf Course in Appleton, Shawano had a team score of 322, same as Appleton North, to get the last two qualifying spots behind Appleton East (305) and Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln (32

Jennifer Dowden pitched a 1-hitter, Miranda Schmidt had three hits, and the No. 2 Bonduel High School softball team shut out No. 3 Crivitz, 7-0, in the WIAA Division 3 regional semifinal Tuesday at Cedar Park in Bonduel. The win sets up a regional final against No. 1 Oconto on Thursday in Oconto. “It’s going to come down to playing solid defense,” Bonduel coach Chris Reinke said.

Vouchers will be distributed in June for the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, which offers eligible low-income seniors the opportunity to purchase fresh, locally grown fruits, vegetables and herbs from certified farmers. The program provides $25 in vouchers per household Shawano County residents 60 and older, or Native Americans 55 and older, with a monthly household income of up to $1,800 for one person or $2,426 for two people. A limite

Cynthia A. Lawe, 71, of Gillett, died on Thursday, May 22, 2014, in Green Bay. Born on Oct. 17, 1942, in Rhode Island, she was the daughter of the late Roger and Dorothea (Grimm) Conant. Cynthia’s creativity showed through her various art and crafts projects. She was very outgoing and was often referred to as a social butterfly.