Believing the city was pricing itself out of the market for serving papers, Oconto Falls has reduced its fee by $19. Effective July 8, district attorney offices, lawyers and other agencies can contract with the Oconto Falls Police Department to serve court papers for a fee of $25, down from $44 previously. Police Sgt. Corey Rank told the City Council on July 8 the city earned $680 for the service in 2012 but only $300 in 2013.

The Suring Village Board on July 8 approved spending $17,600 for engineering services for a sewer project. Consultants will prepare the specifications and drawings to be used to bid the project, prepare bidding documents, review and approve contractor forms, and assist with inspections and start-up for monitoring the system. In May, the board approved a $53,000 pH control project, as required by the Department of Natural Resources.

The cleanup of mercury contamination at the waste water facility will cost Oconto Falls residents over a million dollars. Crews working on the renovation and expansion of the facility in 2013 discovered mercury in the trickling filters, which remove organic material from waste water. The Oconto Falls City Council on July 8 authorized the issuance and sale of $1.6 million in bonds to cover a 20-year loan from the Department of Natural Resources Cl

The sale of methamphetamine to a confidential informant at a Marinette County truck stop led to the discovery of meth-cooking supplies at a Little River residence and the arrest of two people. Marsha L. Redmon, 39, and Charley E. Estep, 29, were arrested July 7. Redmon was taken into custody at the home where she lived with Estep, at 8483 Willow Creek Road, Oconto.

Oconto Falls School Board members, anxious to clear the title for land where Jefferson School once stood, moved ahead Monday with a plan to obtain legal documents regarding the site. The school-owned property has been incorporated into the city’s Pine Grove Park, and school representatives in June asked the Oconto Falls City Council to consider taking ownership of the parcel. “Ultimately, we want to cut the ties, and whether the city picks it up

State Rep. Jeff Mursau toured Berry Lake and joined community volunteers, invasive species experts and law enforcement representatives participating in the state’s sixth annual Landing Blitz at the Berry Lake boat landing during the Fourth of July weekend. “I had a great time seeing the good people and interesting sites in the Berry Lake and promoting clean lakes in Wisconsin,” Mursau said.

To the editor: On May 22 I visited Pine Hill Cemetery at Spruce to place flowers at the graves of my husband, parents and grandparents. On May 26, I attended the Memorial Day services provided by the American Legion Lena VFW.

I heard the very end of a program on Public Radio a couple of weeks ago, and what I heard intrigued me. I don’t know what the content of the whole piece was, but what I heard was something like this: “Because of clever marketing, the color pink has spread like an epidemic.

The eyes of many of those living along the path around the Falls in recent days were focused well to the south in Brazil, site of the soccer World Cup championship. There are a number of connections worth pondering. Over the years, families in the district have hosted a few exchange students from Brazil.