• Alfred Duane Gristeau, 26, Gillett, pleaded no contest Aug. 19 to six counts of burglary to a building or dwelling, two counts of misdemeanor theft, two misdemeanor counts of crimnal damage to property, and misdemeanor charges of resisting or obstructing an officer and bail jumping. Judge Michael Judge sentenced him Oct. 20 to five years and six months in prison, followed by six years of extended supervision with conditions.

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Loggers have lost customers as local mills have shuttered, but now some of them are taking steps to breathe new life into those mills.

One step forward took place Oct. 23 in Tilleda as Timber Professionals Cooperative Enterprises as its first chip mill formally opened off of Mill Lane. Chip mills produce the material that can be sold off to make paper and for other projects.

A double rainbow spread across the sky over Laney Cheese in Pulaski the evening of Oct. 21. A double rainbow is caused by sunlight reflecting twice inside a raindrop. The first reflection creates the primary rainbow, while the second reflection results in a fainter, secondary rainbow with its colors reversed. This secondary bow is located above the primary bow.

Replacing several Shawano County government buildings could cost upwards of $300 million, and supervisors reacted to the news with inquiries about savings plans for the future projects.

“At public property, we got a terrific sticker shock,” Shawano County Board Chairman Tom Kautza said to supervisors at the Oct. 22 county board meeting.