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Gillett man takes plea deal on child pornography charges

A Gillett man already convicted of possessing child pornography in Oconto County accepted a plea agreement Tuesday on similar charges in Shawano County. Clint D.
Prep Roundup
Olson scores five goals for Wildcats The Gresham/Bowler high school boys soccer team beat Wisconsin Valley Lutheran 10-0 in a match Tuesday in Mosinee. Austin Olson led Gresham/Bowler (8-4) with five goals. Scott Cerveny had two goals. Drew Payne, Kalen Fischer and Levi Ludvigsen added a goal each.
Bears dominate Eagle Invitational
Mallory Mews and Sam Falck led their Bonduel High School cross-country teams to first-place finishes Tuesday at the Menominee Indian Invitational in Middle Village. Bonduel’s top five boys all finished in the top 10. Sam Falck took first with a time of 17 minutes, 54 seconds.
Hawks suffer first Bay soccer loss
On a night of plenty of missed opportunities, perhaps the biggest came with 8 minutes and 42 seconds left in Tuesday’s Bay Conference soccer match between Shawano Community High School and Hortonville. Nathaniel Wilson’s shot got by Hortonville goalie Jacob Jennerjohn to tie the match 1-1, but the referee blew a whistle for obstruction before the play.
Patricia E. Zietlow
Patricia “Pat” E. Zietlow, 80, of Oconto Falls, died Sept. 21, 2013. She was born Aug.
Cynthia Loberger
Cynthia Loberger, 62, Sobieski, died peacefully Friday evening, Sept. 20, 2013, at a Green Bay nursing home, following a long illness. The daughter of Carl and Jean (Retzlaff) Soberg was born April 16, 1951, in Chicago.
Sister school visit has far-reaching impact
People in Wisconsin pride themselves on extending a warm welcome to visitors, but that became a bit of a challenge on the path around the Falls earlier this week. The sister school delegation from Tomiura Junior High School arrived late Friday. On Sunday and Monday morning, Mother Nature blessed many local spots with a heavy layer of frost, so the personal warmth that is generated with the visit had to be turned up a notch.
Cheering unified the '57 Panthers
Our granddaughter Melanie, a seventh-grader, is a member of a national championship cheering team! But cheering today is nothing like it was back in my high school days. Back then, cheerleaders like Lorraine Kobs, Betty Magill and Sally Wusterbarth, members of the great Class of ’57, would actually lead cheers!
Oconto Falls welcomes new teachers
The Oconto Falls School District started the school year with 13 new staff members, one of the biggest incoming groups in several years. Joining the staff at Abrams Elementary was Kary Hayes, who will teach fourth grade.
Fun Fest takes on fall flavor
It has been 20 years since Karen Mihalski cleaned the closets and emptied the toy chest for a rummage sale. Now the next generation of the Mihalski family is ready to clear her home of outgrown clothes, little-used toys and a whole lot more. The mother/daughter team of Mihalski and Jenny Jurecki are first-time participants in Falls Fun Fest, famous for its rummage sales. Their sale will take place at Mihalski’s Krakow Road home in Morgan.
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