The Oconto County Health Department reports a dead blue jay found in Oconto County on July 31 tested positive for West Nile virus. This is the first bird that tested positive for West Nile virus in Oconto County since surveillance for the mosquito-transmitted virus began May 1. “The positive bird means that residents of Oconto County need to be more vigilant in their personal protective measures to prevent mosquito bites,” said Deb Konitzer, Ocon

Gillett’s new campground is officially open for guests. Nicolet Trail Campground hosted its first visitors during the week of the Oconto County Fair, Aug.

A blue-ribbon quilt stitched together by a Gillett girl and her grandmother was reported missing Friday from the exhibit building of the Oconto County Fair. Hintz 4-H member Elizabeth Ciancio exhibited her quilt Thursday, then returned to the fairgrounds Friday afternoon with her family, only to find her quilt gone.

Leaders in the town of Little River want residents to go to the polls before a $25 million law enforcement center is constructed in their town. On Thursday, the Town Board rejected an amendment to its annexation agreement with Oconto that would have paved the way to build the center in the town. “We had a long discussion on it, and we looked at a lot of the different issues pertaining to it,” Town Chairman Tom DesJarlais said, “but it all boiled

Shawano Police Department Aug. 25 Police logged 19 incidents, including the following: Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance at Flamingo’s, 1017 E. Green Bay St. Assault — Police investigated a report of an assault at Headquarters, 121 S.

Mary K. Sawicki, 60, of rural Tigerton, passed away Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident close to her home. The former Mary Kay McGraw was born in Appleton to John and Cele (Steinhauer) McGraw. She was raised in the Leopolis area and graduated from Marion High School in 1972.

It wasn’t the way Al Tomow drew it up. The Shawano Community High School football team lost to Bay Conference foe Hortonville 52-0 in Tomow’s debut as head coach Friday at the school. “I’m disappointed it got away from us a little quicker than we were expecting,” Tomow said.

After winning a Bay Conference title a season ago, the Shawano/Bonduel high school swim team faces a year of big changes. Sharon Hanson takes over as coach for Jim Philbrick, who held the position for two years. Also gone is one of the strongest swimmers in the school’s history—two-time state champion Mackenzie Buss, who holds multiple pool and team records. Hanson, who was an assistant coach the last two years with the team, said the Hawks have

The Bonduel High School football team opened its season Friday with a 39-0 nonconference win over visiting Crivitz. “We were determined to start fast and we did that,” Bonduel coach James Westrich said.