Oconto County Times Herald

Oconto Hospital gets leadership award

Published by admin on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 4:29pm

Bellin Health Oconto Hospital has been recognized with a 2023 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in quality and patient perspective.

Compiled by the Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards honor top quartile performance (i.e., 75th percentile or above) among rural hospitals in wuality, outcomes and patient perspective.

Financial support available via Alliant Energy

Published by admin on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 4:23pm

For the third consecutive year, Alliant Energy has donated $4 million to its Hometown Care Energy Fund to help customers who struggle financially to pay their energy bills. The funding is split evenly between customers in Iowa and Wisconsin.

Alliant Energy encourages customers in need of financial assistance to apply for the funds to assist with paying and managing their energy bill. If approved, customers can receive up to $500 annually.

Speaker urges crowd to ‘start listening’

Published by admin on Tue, 11/14/2023 - 12:10pm

Students at Oconto Falls High School and local veterans heard a message of unity Nov. 10 from the son of the last soldier killed during the Vietnam War.

Col. William Nolde died as the result of artillery fire near An Loc on Jan. 27, 1973, just 11 hours before a truce took effect in accordance with the Paris Peace Accords. He is listed as the last official American combat casualty of the war. Byron Nolde, chief executive officer of Oconto Electric Cooperative, is second-youngest of William and Joyce Nolde’s five children, four sons and a daughter.

Oconto Falls schools get a new website

Published by admin on Tue, 11/14/2023 - 12:06pm

The new Oconto Falls School District website streamlines the online experience for visitors, students and staff, the district’s technology chief told the school board Nov. 13.

Technology director Corey Jeffers mentioned the overhaul of ofpanthers.com during his report on his department’s activities keeping the district connected to the internet.

The new website went live earlier this month and has earned good grades so far, Jeffers said.

Avenue of Lights scales back after tree loss

Published by admin on Mon, 11/13/2023 - 7:18pm

The emerald ash borer has claimed thousands of trees across Wisconsin in recent years, and now the scourge has led to changes in a longtime Oconto Falls Christmas season tradition.

The Oconto Falls Lioness Club announced last week that because many trees had to be removed along North Main Street near East Side Beach, the lighted corridor from Highland Avenue into downtown Oconto Falls cannot be recreated this year.

Oconto County Circuit Court

Published by admin on Mon, 11/13/2023 - 12:41pm

Proceedings of Nov. 10

• Craig A. Pederson, 67, Oconto Falls, waived his right to a preliminary hearing and pleaded not guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (fourth offense) and misdemeanor operating while revoked, in connection with an incident that allegedly occurred Oct. 5. Judge Michael Judge scheduled a pre-trial conference for Jan. 11.

Proceedings of Nov. 8

Oconto County Sheriff’s Department

Published by admin on Mon, 11/13/2023 - 12:24pm

Nov. 9

HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital and Prevea Health recognize Bladder Health Awareness Month in November

Published by admin on Thu, 11/09/2023 - 12:18pm

An overactive bladder often causes people to feel an irregular urge to urinate, and it can be difficult to control. The condition affects nearly 40% of women and 30% of men, and Prevea Health urologists offer patients surgical and non-surgical remedies for those trying to better manage the condition.

Operation Green Light for Veterans

Published by admin on Tue, 11/07/2023 - 12:27pm

Shawano and Oconto counties are among counties across the country that are joining Operation Green Light for Veterans to shine a light on the issues veterans face and highlight the resources available to veterans at the county, state and federal levels.

The initiative of the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the National Association of County Veterans Service Officers (NACVSO) invites the nation’s 3,069 counties, parishes and boroughs to join Operation Green Light and show support for veterans by lighting public buildings green from Nov. 6-12.

Vets 4 Vets offers free Christmas trees for veterans

Published by admin on Tue, 11/07/2023 - 12:25pm

Vets 4 Vets of Northeast Wisconsin is again offering free Christmas trees to local veterans. The organization partnered with Uncle Paul’s Christmas Trees, and vets and their families are welcome to come out from 1-4 p.m. Nov. 26 to cut down a Christmas tree to take home, free of charge.