A Wausaukee man died Saturday morning when he lost control of his car on U.S. Highway 141 and struck a highway sign, according to a statement by the Oconto County Sheriff’s Department. The man and a female passenger from Wausaukee were traveling south on Highway 141, about 300 feet south of County Road E in the town of Abrams, when the accident occurred at about 10 a.m.

A Marinette man was hired to operate the Oconto Falls wastewater treatment plant. Ryan Walters was selected by the Oconto Falls Municipal Utilities Commission last month and will start work on Oct.

A Suring couple has been charged with multiple counts of child abuse for allegedly mistreating two girls, ages 5 and 7, in their care. The criminal complaint against Shawn Paholke, 33, and Jennifer Fendryk, 31, of Suring, alleges they withheld food and locked Paholke’s 5-year-old daughter in her room, allowing her out to scrub floors and do exercises, such as jumping jacks.

A Seymour-based veterinarian and former science teacher will begin work next week as the University of Wisconsin-Extension agriculture agent for Oconto County. Sarah Mills-Lloyd, a practicing veterinarian for the past eight years, starts Oct.

Gillett residents will pay $100 for garbage collection in 2014, as the city transitions from city-provided pickup to a private contractor. The $100 fee is scheduled to be included on the property tax bill. The City Council on Thursday adopted the fee with a 5-1 vote.

The Oconto Falls High School volleyball team won a battle of Bay Conference undefeated teams Thursday in Luxemburg-Casco. The Panthers held off a stiff challenge from the Spartans, winning in five sets to improve to 5-0 in the Bay. After dropping the first game 25-22, Oconto Falls rebounded to win the next two 25-21, 25-14. In the third game, Oconto Falls (5-0) looked to be on its way to putting Luxemburg-Casco (5-1) away, leading at one point 17

Elizabeth Coopman was one stroke away from qualifying for sectionals at the WIAA Division 2 regional last Wednesday at Mid Vallee Golf Course in Lawrence. Coopman shot a round of 100 on the day, a stroke behind Little Chute’s Kaitlyn Plutz, who was the fourth and final individual sectional qualifier at the regional. Little Chute’s Cora Wittmann (88) and Wrightstown’s Victoria Draxler (89) and Sarah La Freniere (98) were the other qualifiers, alon

Panthers defeated in New London The Oconto Falls High School football team lost to New London 28-14 Friday in New London. Tyler Kowalcyzyk scored a 12-yard touchdown to in the second quarter for Oconto Falls (0-6, 0-6 Bay) to tie the game at 7-7. New London (1-6, 1-5 Bay) then scored 21 straight points before quarterback Alex Johnson found Zachary Brye for a 29-yard touchdown to cut New London’s lead to 28-14 in the fourth quarter. Suring blown o

The Oconto Falls High School cross-country teams traveled to Waupaca for a 13-team invitational and a chance to run the course that will host the WIAA Division 2 Sectional later this month. The Panthers boys finished with a team score 63, beaten by invitational champion Little Chute (57) and finishing ahead of third-place team Colby/Abbotsford (98). “The Panthers’ boys team continues to run in a solid pack as a large group and continue to run tog