The softball complex at Oconto Falls High School has scored another major donation. Saputo Cheese, one of Oconto County’s largest employers, plans to contribute $25,000 toward the development of the softball fields north of the high school. Superintendent Dave Polashek announced the donation to the School Board on Monday. The agreement is scheduled to be finalized by attorneys before the School Board meeting Feb.

Before a law enforcement center is built in their city, Oconto residents are invited to offer their input by volunteering for a city committee that will meet with those spearheading the project. The Oconto City Council, at the Jan.

The speculation this fall that Oconto County Board supervisors would lose their seats for supporting a $25 million law enforcement center was largely unfounded. Incumbents will face challenges in three of the 31 districts, including two in which the supervisors—Vernon Zoeller and Terry Brazeau—voted against the law enforcement center project. The County Board’s decision was controversial because supervisors abruptly selected a residential site ne

To the editor: As you may know from the Times Herald’s coverage of the Oconto Falls School Board’s November meeting, the Heritage Center has expressed an interest in obtaining Spruce School, moving it to Oconto Falls and locating it on the former Jefferson School property.

What are the ramifications of having 13 extra people coming into your house over the holidays, all of whom expect to do a lot of sledding on the Girl Scout Hill or playing in the snow-shrouded playground in the park across the street? One answer is “boots!” Lots of ‘em.

If we ever questioned whether Mother Nature can be fickle about how she treats those on the path around the Falls, that should have been cleared up this week. On Jan. 8 the F-150’s digital reading of outside temperature briefly flirted with minus 24 F. Monday at midday was 37 F, a swing of 61 degrees. For people who have experienced a number of Wisconsin winters, that doesn’t seem too unusual.

Students from Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois will square off in a first-time event, the Northeast Wisconsin VEX Robotics Challenge, Saturday at Oconto Falls High School. Forty teams will compete from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. using robots created from the VEX Robotics Design System. Participants will compete in the game Toss Up, developed by VEX Robotics Inc.

Opera for the Young is coming to Suring and Gillett. The company will present an adaptation of Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The Suring performance will be at 9:30 a.m. in the Suring Elementary gym, and the Gillett performance will be at 1:30 p.m.

Gillett girls top Lena by 18 points The Gillett Secondary School girls basketball team beat Lena 42-24 in a Marinette and Oconto Conference game Friday in Lena. Kara Brennan led Gillett (3-6, 3-2 M&O) with 12 points. Melissa Bushmaker scored 11 points to lead Lena (4-4, 3-3 M&O). Suring girls defeat STAA The Suring High School girls basketball team got a 58-25 victory over Marinette St.