A sharp liner up the middle in the bottom of the seventh inning ended Oconto Falls High School’s WIAA Division 2 tournament run, as the Panthers dropped a 3-2 heartbreaker to Wrightstown in a sectional semifinal June 3. “We were the underdog and won regionals, it was a great accomplishment,” left-handed pitcher McKenna Larsen said. The Panthers were seventh in the Bay Conference entering the WIAA postseason but had played much of the season witho

It all boiled down to one game for the Oconto Falls American Legion baseball team in 2013. Oconto Falls lost a 3-2 heart-breaker to Sturgeon Bay in the 2013 Class AA regional final, with Bay scoring the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning. With the team coming up one game short of a state berth for the third time in seven seasons, first-year coach Chris Hillberg hopes the tide turns this season for Oconto Falls. “I’ve been wanting to

Gillett High School’s four-game winning streak ended June 4 with a 10-0 loss to Wausaukee in the first round of the WIAA Division 4 regionals. Gillett (4-11, 2-10 Marinette & Oconto Conference) was unable to get the bats going in the shutout loss, producing two hits against Wausaukee pitcher Russell Smith.

June 4 Deputies logged 40 incidents including the following: Domestic disturbance - Authorities investigated a call from a Lena woman. Criminal Mischief - Three males were reported to be causing damage at a laundromat in Suring. Traffic miscellaneous - Authorities investigated a call from Abrams of a vehicle traveling south in the northbound lane. Attempted threat suicide - Authorities investigate of call from a 52-year-old woman who took too muc

County forest land in the towns of Breed, Bagley and Brazeau will be considered as possible sites for an Oconto County shooting range. The Forest, Parks and Recreation Committee decided on Wednesday to look at alternate sites for a range, due to safety concerns expressed by neighbors of the Machickanee Forest Shooting Range in Morgan.

Convinced that grassroots support is the secret to passing a school referendum, the Oconto Falls School Board is asking community members to step forward to lead its campaign. “We need some community members who are willing to talk about this to their friends,” Superintendent Dave Polashek said. An organizational meeting will take place next week, marking the development of a core planning group that will lead the push for a yes vote on two refer

Shawano-based Cottages Investment Group, LLC, has purchased The MeadowLands assisted living facility in Oconto Falls.

An assisted living facility in Gillett is closer to reality, thanks to a man’s desire to keep the memory of his wife alive. Clayton Smith plans to donate the lot across from his home on North Francis Street for the development of Serenity Gardens, an assisted living facility proposed by Pat and Peggy Belongia and their daughter, Tonya Rosina. Clayton’s wife, Barb, dedicated her life to nursing, first in Illinois, then Oconto Falls and finally, Gi

A Madison firm is first in line to design a law enforcement center for Oconto County. The Law Enforcement/Judiciary and Public Property committees on Wednesday selected Potter Lawson as its top choice, over Venture Architects, of Milwaukee. The committees interviewed both firms last month and will recommend the county sign a contract with Potter Lawson. The County Board is scheduled to act on the committee’s recommendation June 19. Potter Lawson