A community service project coordinated by Boy Scouts Jared Kennedy and Tylor Wold has done more than bring them one step closer to the Eagle Scout award. It has also provided Oconto Falls with 17 new trash and recycling bins that will help keep the city parks clean, they said. “It will help people recycle, and it will keep a lot of trash and recycling from going to the landfills,” Kennedy said. Kennedy, 14, designed the new bins for his final co

Proceedings from July 30 Dennis J. Krajewski, 54, Oconto Falls, pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge for an incident that took place Oct. 20, 2012, in Oconto Falls. A 90-day jail sentence was imposed and stayed, and he was placed on probation for one year with the conditions he attend alcohol and other drug abuse assessment and pay $279.32 restitution and $243 court costs. He is to have no alcohol or illegal drugs. Kimberly G.

With each light bulb screwed tight and window replaced, the Oconto Falls School District moves closer to making a name for itself in the state. The district is one year into a contract with a Massachusetts-based firm to make sweeping changes at its six buildings.

Ho-Chunk Nation funds sent to Shawano County should be used for law enforcement, social service and park needs, the Tribal Affairs Committee recommended this week. Finance Director Diane Rusch and Supervisor Ken Capelle, who chairs the Capital Improvement Projects Committee, on Tuesday presented the Tribal Affairs Committee with 20 projects that could be funded with Ho-Chunk money the county receives annually through the tribe’s gaming compact wi

Shawano County could be close to finishing its revised employee handbook, but there are concerns that some departments are not adhering to the existing one. Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 10 into law in 2011, limiting public employee union collective bargaining rights to the point that many unions opted to disband.

Jodi A. Behreandt, 42, Wittenberg, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, at Ministry St. Clare’s Hospital, Weston. She was born on May 8, 1971, in Wausau, the daughter of Lee and JoAnn (Bloecher) Innerebner, of Eland. On Nov. 12, 1994, Jodi was united in marriage to Perry Behreandt in Wittenberg. He survives. Jodi was a 1989 graduate of Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School.

H. William “Bill” Kriegel Jr., 63, of Tigerton, passed away Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Harvey William Kriegel Jr. was born March 28, 1950, at the Clintonville Hospital to Harvey “Joe” and Virginia (Morris) Kriegel Sr. Bill was raised in Tigerton and graduated from Tigerton High School in 1968. He went on to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, earning a major in both political science and history.

Horst P. Ellwart Jr., 48, of Bowler, passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at Weston Hospital. He was the beloved son of the late Horst P. Ellwart Sr. and Michele (DePlanche) McCallister. He was born in Menomonee Falls and raised in Milwaukee. Horst was a chef all his life and enjoyed fishing, throwing darts and spending time with his family.

Shawano Police Department Aug. 5 Police logged 20 incidents, including the following: Burglary — The People’s Express convenience store, 716 S.