Proceedings from June 26 A plea and sentencing hearing is set for July 19 for Levi J. Liebergen, 19, Oconto. He is charged with manufacturing a controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested April 14 in Oconto. His $1,500 cash bond continues. Lauren S.

“Slow” is the word to describe the development of Gillett’s new campground. “It’s going slower than I wanted it to,” said Rick Raatz, chairman of the Community Development Authority subcommittee in charge of the project. Hopes were scuttled that Nicolet Trail Campground would open before the prime camping week of the Fourth of July, but Raatz remained optimistic the 20-site campground will be ready in a few weeks. Gillett’s Community Development

A proposal to develop an apartment or office complex at the boarded-up hospital building in Oconto was greeted with enthusiasm last week by city leaders. Representatives of Smet Construction Services, of Green Bay, met with the city’s Industrial Development Commission on Thursday to unveil their plans for the facility, which closed about 10 years ago. According to a proposal submitted by Smet’s Memorial Gardens Redevelopment of Wisconsin, the ori

Arthur “Art” C. Koslowsky, 88, of Lena, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013, at home with his loving family at his side. He was born to the late Charles and Tillie (Kershek) Koslowsky, Sept. 22, 1924, in the town of Lena. Art graduated from Oconto Falls High School in 1942. He married Marie Levash on Sept. 29, 1945.

Eight actors with ties to Abrams are jumping county lines to perform in the Box in the Wood Theatre Guild’s latest show, “Anything Goes.” Long viewed as a popular show for school and community productions, the musical will debut July 18 at the Mielke Arts Center in Shawano.

The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Oconto County will provide a chance for the community to gather together in its fight against cancer. The event begins with an opening ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday, July 26, and ends at 6 a.m.

Although some community leaders want a referendum on a proposed new Oconto County law enforcement center, the city of Oconto and town of Little River are fine-tuning an annexation deal for the site that may eliminate the referendum requirement. Under the agreement reached between the town and city, Little River will grant Oconto right-of-way on a section of Superior Road to the proposed site and provide emergency services and utilities for the fa

The town of Spruce will have to pay legal costs to a Chicago attorney looking into the operation of the Holt Park campground, located on Kelly Lake’s west shore. The District III Court of Appeals last week overturned a ruling by Oconto County Circuit Judge Jay Conley that the town had provided enough of the town records requested by attorney James Webster, who has a summer residence on Kelly Lake, and that he was not entitled to reimbursement for

Mission trips occur all over the world and serve many different purposes. Thanks to the missionary efforts of Dr. Kevin Wienkers, of the Green Bay Eye Clinic in Oconto Falls, some of the people of Myanmar have received the opportunity to see their world in a different light. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Academy of Ophthalmology (WAO), the Jan. 19-Feb.