Oconto

Season’s first major snowstorm brings power outages, flooding

Published by admin on Wed, 12/04/2019 - 10:13am

OCONTO — Thousands of customers lost electricity Sunday – and some were still waiting Monday morning – as the first major snowstorm of the season brought 6-8 inches or more of wet, heavy snow to Oconto County.

The Oconto Electric Cooperative’s Brookside substation failed after a tree fell on the lines, knocking out power for much of Sunday afternoon. Areas listed as having hundreds of Wisconsin Public Service customers experiencing outages included Suring, Abrams, Sobieski, Oconto and Lakewood.

‘You are all part of my village’

Published by andynewsengin on Thu, 11/28/2019 - 11:09am

I have so much in my life to be thankful for; I live a truly blessed life. I have a family I love and I live in an area that brings me joy. When I was asked to write about why I give thanks, the message that kept coming back to me was that I give thanks each and every day for the people in my life.

Whispering Pines Tree Farm under new ownership

Published by admin on Wed, 11/27/2019 - 8:41am

OCONTO — The wagon rides and visits from Santa Claus start Friday, Nov. 29, at Whispering Pines Tree Farm, which celebrates the Christmas season under new ownership this year.

Dave and Mary Vander Velden, who established the popular cut-your-own Christmas tree farm in 1984, sold the business in June to Dan, Ken and Randy Yeska of Yeska Brothers’ Farm, of Wild Rose.

Oconto County waterfront property owners told to prepare for the worst

Published by admin on Wed, 11/13/2019 - 8:17am

OCONTO — The winter-like temperatures of the past few days are another harbinger of potential trouble for residents of the bay shore and local rivers, based on the explanations from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and state and local officials at an informational meeting Nov. 6.

Several hundred people packed John B. LeMay Auditorium at Oconto High School to hear a forecast of continued record high water levels on the Great Lakes and hear how the various agencies can help property owners cope with the situation.

Oconto speaker series tackles ‘League of their Own’

Published by admin on Thu, 09/26/2019 - 9:38am

OCONTO — “Play Ball – Baseball and the All-American Girls Baseball League” is the Oct. 3 program in the Oconto County Historical Society speaker series, starting at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting room of the Beyer Home and Carriage Museum, 917 Park Ave., Oconto.

Emotions run high during sentencing hearing for fatal drunken-driving crash

Published by admin on Tue, 08/06/2019 - 1:55pm

OCONTO — The emotions were still raw 324 days after Cory Folts died.

It took 324 days from the moment Kelly Crispin’s truck slammed into Folts’ car, killing the Oconto Falls man instantly, until Crispin was formally sentenced to spend 15 years in the custody of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.

During an Oconto County Circuit Court hearing where grief hung heavy in the air, Folts’ father, his fiancee, and later Crispin herself shared their anguish over the loss of Folts, a 22-year-old man who was already hard at work on plans for a long and productive life.