Wisconsin had 4.3 days suitable for fieldwork statewide for the week ending June 21, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Some cutting of hay was delayed by mid-week rains, especially in the northern portion of the state. Areas in the southeast were still hoping for more precipitation.

• Chelcia Rose Cloud, 36, Redby, Minnesota, pleaded no contest June 16 to possession of narcotic drugs and a misdemeanor charge of possession of an illegally obtained prescription. Judge William Kussel Jr. levied fines and sentenced her to 110 days in county jail, time deemed served.

• Michael A. Holtger, 34, Winnebago, was ruled not competent to stand trial and unlikely to regain competency, so Judge Jennifer Moeller dismissed two charges of battery or threat to a judge, prosecutor or law enforcement officer along with misdemeanor counts of criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

June 21

Oconto County Sheriff’s Department

June 21

Anguish flooded my heart as my brain registered what I saw. There, on the road just past our driveway, lay my sweet kitty, Fred. Lifeless.

My husband and I were on our four-wheeler, and immediately I felt the need to get Fred off the road.

“Let’s go back and get a guinea sack,” my husband suggested quietly.

Elmer W. Ragen, 97, passed away peacefully at home in the early hours of June 22, 2026.

Thomas James Pues, 66, of Navarino, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2026, after a short battle with cancer.

Born on Nov. 19, 1959, to James Harley Pues and Mildred “Midge” Edith (Schinke) Pues, Tom was the first of their children. Tom was born a hunter, making his debut during Wisconsin’s 1959 gun deer season.

Christine “Chris” Schenkoski, 73, of Abrams, passed away at home June 19, 2026. She was born Sept. 7, 1952, in Oconto Falls to the late Donald and Mary (Machurick) McDermid.