Twenty-one Oconto County employees won their appeals for better compensation, successfully challenging a pay plan adopted by the County Board in November. The plan, which took effect Dec. 29, was recommended by Madison-based Carlson-Dettmann Consulting following an employee classification/compensation study.

Carly Lemke achieved a rare trifecta this month.

Plans for a proposed law enforcement center are moving ahead on several fronts. The law enforcement center is scheduled to be built on a 4.7-acre block adjacent to the courthouse in Oconto. It would replace an outdated facility in the courthouse complex that needs major repairs and has limited capacity.

Shawano Police Department March 23 Police logged 10 incidents, including the following: Drug Offense — Police investigated a drug complaint at Lincoln and Maurer streets. Disturbance — Police responded to a domestic disturbance on Mountain Bay Trail Drive. Theft — Police investigated a property theft complaint in the 700 block of South Main Street. Drug Offense — A bag of suspected marijuana was reported dropped by a woman while shopping at Walma

Gov. Scott Walker chose a farm in the town of Green Valley as the place to sign a bill cutting Wisconsin residents’ income and property taxes. With Lt. Gov.

McKenna Larsen tried to do it all. The Oconto Falls High School senior never backed down, but she was not enough for the Panthers in Friday’s 64-41 loss to Kettle Moraine Lutheran in the WIAA Division 3 state semifinal at the Resch Center in Green Bay. Larsen, a 5-foot-7 guard, was the Panthers’ only offense at times Friday on her way to a career-high 31 points. Oconto Falls turned the ball over on its first possession and never led in the game,

There is a new buzzword to define advocacy for farmers and other agriculture producers — agvocacy. Agvocacy was a topic eagerly embraced by the audience at the Heart of the Farm conference put on by the University of Wisconsin-Extension offices in Shawano, Oconto and Marinette counties Friday at The Main Event in Cecil. With agriculture a major industry in northeast Wisconsin and across the state, today’s food producers are looking for ways to co

Shawano Police Department March 20 Police logged 22 incidents, including the following: Warrant — A 37-year-old man was taken into custody at the Probation and Parole offices, 1340 E. Green Bay St. Drug Offense — Police investigated a drug complaint at Shawano Community Middle School, 1050 S.

Margaret Ann “Marge” Wagner, 82, of the town of Hartland, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family. Arrangements are pending with the Swedberg-Wendt Funeral Home in Bonduel. www.swedbergfuneralhome.com