Northern Michigan University

Northern Michigan University announces the dean’s list for the winter 2026 semester.

Ella Gagnon and Maddy McRae, both of Birnamwood, qualified with a GPA of 3.05-3.99.

Bemidji State University

Bonduel’s Logan Sipple and Shawano’s Elliott Lowney were named to the dean’s list at Bemidji State University (Bemidji, Minnesota) for the spring 2026 semester.

Officials at Oconto Falls High School have released the honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2025-26 school year.

Seniors

Highest Honors: Allie Brehmer, Abigail Clausen, Madisyn Duncan, Sylvia Krause, Natalie Rieth, Paris Welte.

Throughout high school, Amanda Watzka and David Heisel would go on long drives across Oconto County.

Heisel would stroke Watzka’s hand and talk about his family’s wealth. He would let her know he could protect her once they were finally together.

Watzka and Heisel were not teenage sweethearts — Watzka was a 15-year-old technical education student at Oconto Falls High School, and Heisel was her teacher.

Shawano police continue to investigate the death of a 5-year-old girl at a local mini-golf course July 1.

Charlotte Johnson, daughter of Cruz and Erin Johnson, was pronounced dead at the scene after she was pulled from a pond at Shawano Mini Golf, an 18-hole mini-golf course at 1056 E. Green Bay St.

Officers responded to a report of an unresponsive child at 8 p.m.