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MISD electorate votes down proposed levy

Published by LPulaski on Thu, 09/28/2023 - 3:45pm

Menominee Indian School District’s annual meeting on Sept. 27 was, at times, contentious as almost 80 taxpayers filled up part of Menominee Indian High School’s auditorium and voted against two measures that would normally sail through an annual meeting elsewhere.

ThedaCare names new financial officer

Published by admin on Thu, 09/28/2023 - 3:01pm

Will Flett has joined ThedaCare as chief financial officer, effective Sept. 25.

Flett will provide the leadership, management and vision necessary to ensure ThedaCare has the proper operational controls, procedures and people in place to effectively grow the organization and to ensure financial strength and operating efficiency.

For the system to invest in the latest medical technologies, facilities and its team members, as well as provide health and wellness to the communities it serves, ThedaCare must be good stewards of its resources.

Green Lake Picnic Area reopening after 8 years

Published by admin on Thu, 09/28/2023 - 9:27am

After being closed for more than eight years, the former Green Lake Picnic Area in Oconto County will soon reopen with a new name.

The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest had operated the 5-acre park near the community of Mountain for years, but it and several other recreation sites in the forest were shut down in 2015 to cut costs.

Plans call for the park to reopen in April as A.C. Weber Park at Green Lake.

WBSD student enrollment rises for 3rd year

Published by admin on Tue, 09/26/2023 - 8:47am

Preliminary numbers from the state show that Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District’s student population is going up at a time when rural school districts are seeing a decline.

Superintendent Garrett Rogowski told the Wittenberg-Birnamwood School Board on Sept. 25 the total enrollment across all grades was 1,166, nine more students than the 2022-23 school year. Wittenberg Elementary-Middle School and Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School saw enrollment increases of 22 and seven, respectively. Birnamwood Elementary-Middle School saw a reduction of 20 students on its rolls.

Court News

Published by admin on Tue, 09/26/2023 - 8:44am

• Deion J. Komanekin, 33, Gresham, pleaded no contest Sept. 19 to possession of narcotic drugs. Shawano-Menominee County Judge William Kussel Jr. sentenced him to 12 months in jail and levied fines and court costs of $969.

• Daryl L. Upton, 44, Cecil, pleaded guilty July 25 to possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, eight counts of felony bail jumping, and misdemeanor charges of resisting or obstructing an officer, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Judge Katherine Sloma sentenced him Sept. 22 to three years in prison followed by five years of extended supervision.

Nichols, Kapalin added to OFHS Wall of Fame

Published by admin on Tue, 09/26/2023 - 8:43am

The Oconto Falls School District is honoring two new members of its Wall of Fame at the Sept. 29 homecoming football game and an induction ceremony and luncheon Sept. 30.

Jerry Kapalin and Diane Nichols are the latest additions to the Wall of Fame, which was founded in 1996 to honor Oconto Falls alumni for outstanding civic achievements and professional success after high school.

The Wall of Fame inductees will be honored at the OFHS homecoming football game Sept. 29. There will be an induction ceremony and luncheon Sept. 30.

Public Record

Published by admin on Tue, 09/26/2023 - 8:40am

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Sept. 25

Shoe collection for developing countries

Published by admin on Mon, 09/25/2023 - 4:14pm

The Gillett American Legion Auxiliary is collecting gently worn and new shoes for residents of developing countries, such as India and nations within Africa, South America and Europe. The goal is to collect 2,000 pairs of walking shoes by Oct. 13, including sandals, sneakers and athletic shoes; no high heels.

Tigerton Applefest brings community together

Published by admin on Mon, 09/25/2023 - 4:02pm

Apple pie was the order of the day, and there was no shortage of the all-American tradition at Tigerton’s annual Applefest on Sept. 23.

“We had 178 pies today,” said organizer Cindy Mueller.

The apples for the pies are locally sourced and, like most of the other ingredients, were donated. Some ingredients were purchased with donations, most notably from Thrivent, Mueller said.

The pies were judged by a panel of local dignitaries, with no knowledge of who baked which pie.

Hochstetler Metals sets up in Bonduel

Published by admin on Mon, 09/25/2023 - 3:28pm

Homeowners looking at replacing the roof on a current home or putting a roof on a new home will have some options, and it won’t require a drive to a metropolitan area.

Hochstetler Metals held an open house Sept. 23 at its new facilities on Commerce Court in Bonduel. The facility is the second in Wisconsin, with the other one located around Sheboygan.

“A lot of people look at us like a lumber yard,” said owner Brad Hochstetler. “We supply whole building packages — doors, windows, insulation. You name it, we supply it.”