Oconto County Times Herald

Oconto County Sheriff's Department logs

Published by admin on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 10:23am

Aug. 30

Deputies logged 47 incidents, including the following:

Disturbance — reported in the 100 block of Mineau Avenue, Oconto, 2:44 a.m.

Automobile theft — reported in the 500 block of North Chestnut Avenue, Oconto Falls, 10:04 a.m.

Weapon offense — reported in the 1000 block of Spring Street, Little Suamico, 3:20 p.m.

Animal bite — reported in the 4000 block of Lade Beach Road, Little Suamico, 4:17 p.m.

Noise disturbance — reported near South Maple Avenue and Sheridan Street, Oconto Falls, 5:44 p.m.

Teachers shift plans as schools open

Published by admin on Wed, 09/02/2020 - 11:43am

Most area schools went back into session this week, but the first day of school was definitely different from first days in previous years.

Depending on the school, students could be in class anywhere from one to five days a week. For those not in the school five days, there will be an adjustment to learn two different ways.

There has been an adjustment for teachers, too, with most having to adjust the style of teaching they’ve depended on for years in order to teach students both in front of them and the ones sitting behind a computer screen.

COVID-19 in your community

Published by admin on Fri, 08/28/2020 - 12:05am

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COVID-19 Journal - The archive chronicling a pandemic

Published by admin on Fri, 08/28/2020 - 12:00am

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Baraboo man charged in shooting death at Star Lake

Published by admin on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 10:29pm

A Baraboo man was being held in the Aug. 21 shooting death of his sister at their mother’s home near Mountain.

Christopher G. Halase, 29, is charged in Oconto County Circuit Court with second-degree reckless homicide, homicide by the negligent use of a dangerous weapon, and a misdemeanor charge of operating a firearm with a controlled substance.

Woman killed at Star Lake residence; suspect held

Published by admin on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 5:32am

Oconto County authorities are holding a Baraboo man in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman in the early morning hours of Friday, Aug. 21.

Sheriff Todd Skarban said the Emergency Dispatch Center received a call about shots fired at a residence in the Town of Doty at about 12:52 a.m. The dispatch log indicates the call was from a residence along Heller Lane, on Star Lake northwest of Mountain.

Deputies and the Mountain Ambulance Service responded and found a 31-year-old woman from Reedsburg with a gunshot wound.

Gillett School Board gets reopening update

Published by admin on Mon, 08/24/2020 - 5:03pm

New teachers were scheduled to report to work at the Gillett School District on Monday, with returning teachers joining them Tuesday, as the district prepared to open the 2020-21 academic year in the shadow of a pandemic.

The Gillett School Board was updated during its Aug. 20 meeting on the upcoming 2020-21 school year, a year that begins with students and staff required to wear masks most of the time and football games without spectators.

“We’re working on the safety measures, they’ve been tweaked, they’re as ready as possible,” Superintendent Todd Hencsik said.

Oconto County COVID positives continue to rise

Published by admin on Mon, 08/24/2020 - 3:56pm

The number of positive tests for coronavirus in Oconto County continued to spike through the month of August, county Health & Human Services Director Mike Reimer told the County Board during its regular monthly meeting Aug. 20.

From March 27 to May 1, the county recorded 15 positive tests, Reimer said. That figure grew by 23 to 38 on June 1 and by another 23 on July 1, to 61.

Oconto County experienced a jump of 117 positives by Aug. 1, when the total stood at 178, and another 139 positive tests had been recorded by Aug. 20, when Reimer reported to the board.

Support seen for Oconto Falls downtown plan

Published by admin on Mon, 08/24/2020 - 3:09pm

A plan to hire a consultant to draft a downtown Oconto Falls revitalization plan drew general support at a public hearing Aug. 18.

The City Council, the city Main Street Committee and Oconto County Economic Development Corp. are working together to apply for a $75,000 planning grant from the Community Development Block Grant-CLOSE program, so named because the money comes from the now-closed revolving-fund loan program that CDBG once funded.

Fischers are Suring parade grand marshals

Published by admin on Mon, 08/24/2020 - 3:06pm

Philip and Elaine Fischer will be the guests of honor Sept. 7 as grand marshals of the 90th annual Suring Labor Day Parade.

The Fischers will also be feted during the annual Senior Citizen/Grand Marshal Award Ceremony at 7 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Veterans Memorial Park grandstand, part of the four-day Suring Labor Day Celebration. The parade itself is scheduled for 10 a.m. Labor Day down Main Street in Suring.