A second man from Oconto Falls has been charged with homicide in a 15-year-old murder case. Prosecutors allege Charles J. Mlados, 54, was present at the shooting of a Green Bay man and helped to hide the body. Mlados is charged with one count of intentional homicide — party to the crime in the death of Chad J. McLean, a 19-year-old who went missing Feb. 22, 1998.

On June 25, a resident on Cherry Avenue reported a doorknob was damaged at the residence and footprints were found inside the home. Nothing was reported missing. On June 27, a resident on South Washington Street reported someone attempted to gain access to a garage at the residence. On June 28, a man reported two people were trying to enter his vehicle, which was parked on South Washington Street.

Geneva M. “Gen” (Snortum) Lefeber, 86, of Mountain, was laid to rest in the arms of our Lord on July 2, 2013, at Villa Loretto Nursing Home, Mt. Calvary. She was born on Oct. 25, 1926, in Chilton, daughter of the late Albert and Anna (Jannsen) Snortum. Gen attended school in Gravesville. On May 31, 1944, she married Edwin W. Lefeber in Chilton. Edwin preceded her in death on Feb. 28, 1998. Gen worked at Tecumseh Products, New Holstein.

The Suring School Board in June approved a preliminary $7 million budget with a deficit of $175,000, and for a second year in a row, will tap into its $3 million fund balance to cover the shortfall. Last year the budget was projected at a $169,000 deficit, which Suring Superintendent Robert Ray said is on target. “We don’t have all the June bills in yet, but it’s going to be that or a little bit more,” he said.

At 12:05 a.m. June 20, a car driven by a male left County Road V in the town of Underhill and overturned several times. He was cited for failure to notify police of an accident and driving after his license was suspended. It was undetermined which direction the vehicle, which sustained severe damage, was traveling before the accident. At 2:05 p.m.

Carol Kaiser, 72, Oconto Falls, died peacefully Sunday morning, June 23, 2013, at home surrounded by her family. She was born Nov. 8, 1940, in Green Bay, to Frederick and Grace (Vanden Elzen) Baake. Carol grew up in rural Pulaski, where she attended Pulaski Public Schools. On July 19, 1958, she married Gerald “Big Jer” Kaiser at Hofa Park.

After more than two decades of waiting, Oconto County has secured state funding to expand its assistant district attorney position from half time to full time. A biennial budget signed June 30 by Gov. Scott Walker includes $77,800 for a 0.5 full-time-equivalent assistant position. Robert Mraz, Oconto County ADA for 32 years, has decided to move to full-time work.

Rita M. Fehrman, 82, of Clintonville, formerly of Embarrass, passed away Monday morning, July 8, 2013, at the Pine Manor Health Care Center in Embarrass. The Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home & Crematory of Clintonville is assisting her family with the arrangements.

New Gillett Secondary School boys basketball coach William Greenwood II says his teams and his program will focus on character, and the result will be winning basketball. “I think building a program must be based on character,” Greenwood said.