Voters in the Oconto Falls School District on Tuesday approved two referendum questions, finally giving school officials the funding they sought to develop outdoor athletic facilities and complete maintenance projects. The yes vote also allows the district to expand its one-to-one technology program for students and spend more money for personnel. According to unofficial results, the first referendum question passed 1,290-754 and will allow the d

When my family got our first television set back in 1955, I was a junior in high school and WBAY-TV (channel 2) was the only channel we could get. It was the second channel in Wisconsin when it opened in 1953. WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee is the only older channel in the state. WBAY was originally owned by the Norbertine fathers, the priests who established and ran St.

By the time this week’s edition of the Oconto County Times Herald hits the newsstands sprinkled along the path around the Falls, the numbers on the school referendum will be out, and the suspense will be over. As the pen is put to paper for this column, the crystal ball is still a little cloudy. There seemed to be good community support for both questions, but unlike some of the bigger elections, there was no public opinion polling by the St.

Egan Family Foundation has awarded Charles N. Egan Scholarships to Thomas Carlson and Lisa Schmidt, of Gillett. Little Rapids Corporation established the Egan Foundation in 1986 in memory of Charles N. Egan, the company’s founder, to act as the primary vehicle for charitable giving in the communities in which Little Rapids operates. The Charles N.

Two Oconto Falls American Legion baseball players participated in the Fox River Valley All-Star game Saturday at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton. While one left Appleton with memories to cherish, another left with his second consecutive Fox River Valley-North Division pitcher of the year honor. Bo Shroyer received the starting nod at first base for the American Conference squad. He singled to right center field in his only at-bat.

Low participation numbers have hurt the Lena/St. Thomas Aquinas high school football program for the past few years. Now low school enrollment could help the Titans. The team opened practice Aug. 5 for its first year playing eight-man football. The program qualified for the relatively new Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association division because Lena and St.

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Western Division Tigerton 7, Bowler 1 Tigerton scored five unearned runs in the second inning to erase a 1-0 deficit. Paul Sellner was the winning pitcher and was 2 for 3 to lead Tigerton at the plate. Brad Breaker had a triple. Walker Miller was 3 for 4. Pat Provoast had a double.

Jared Siefert pocketed an extra $900 Saturday by virtue of winning “the challenge” in the IMCA Modified feature at the historic Shawano Speedway half mile on Autism Awareness Night. Siefert was the first IMCA Modified driver to win the challenge, in which a driver opts to start in last place. Travis VanStraten won his seventh feature of the season and his third race in a row in the IMCA Stock Car class. Also, Lucas Lamberies shot from third to fi