A massive church bell thought to be more than 100 years old will soon take on a yet undetermined new role. The bell, which for generations called worshipers to service at the now closed Abrams Methodist Church, was recently removed from the structure. A little over six years ago the vacant church property was purchased by the Oconto Falls School District to provide an expanded parking area and a revised entrance to Abrams Elementary School.

The Gillett Police Department got the go-ahead Thursday from the Gillett Common Council to hire a part-time police officer. The new hire will be Jason Fischer, a Pulaski High School graduate who is certified in law enforcement by Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.

The Oconto Falls School Board will review bids for renovations at Abrams School when it meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 13, in the district office conference room, 200 N.

A 36-year-old man and 45-year-old woman from Oconto Falls were issued warnings March 21 regarding an exchange of harassing text messages. A 35-year-old woman from Oconto Falls reported receiving harassing text messages March 24 from a 56-year-old man.

Singled out as one of the top teachers in the state, Keri Hicks is entitled to the fist pumping and strutting associated with sports victories. Instead, the Gillett coach and secondary school teacher is quick to share the spotlight with her colleagues and focus on the small ways she influenced her students en route to receiving the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Fellowship Award. “There’s not any of that ‘I’m out saving the world’ thing or anyt

Oconto County ranks in the middle of the pack for health in the state, according to the annual County Health Rankings released by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The rankings are a snapshot comparing the health of nearly every county in the nation.

The new chapel at HSHS St.

The Machickanee Players’ May production of “Thanksgiving on Serendipity Lane” will be held at the Park Avenue Playhouse in Oconto on weekends from May 1 through May 10. This full-length comedy, which is the seventh play written and produced at the Playhouse by local playwright Kathy Campshure, portrays a dysfunctional family sharing a holiday together. When Jane, the mother, asks each family member to share a serendipitous event from the past yea

The Oconto County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, April 20, at the Oconto Falls Community Library, 251 N. Main St. On April 20, the OCGS will share examples of how to preserve family history, and participants are invited to bring their samples of family history writings and scrapbooks. The OCGS will meet at 5:30 p.m.