When Morgan resident Nichole Holzem opened her property tax bill earlier this month, the result was shocking. She remembers “practically choking” when she saw the school tax for the Gillett School District. “Our taxes have gone down year after year,” she said. But not this time. Her overall tax bill increased 33 percent from 2013, “which was just insane to us,” she said.

The death of a rural Lena man is raising questions as to whether Oconto County Jail inmates are receiving adequate medical care. Jeffrey “Jeff” Furst, 44, died Dec. 14 at a Green Bay hospital. According to Jail Administrator Carol Kopp, an ambulance was called at approximately 7 p.m. Dec. 13 for Furst, who was transferred to Bellin Health Oconto Hospital, then placed on a medical flight to Bellin Hospital in Green Bay.

City employees were granted 2 percent pay raises for 2014 by the Oconto Falls City Council on Dec.

Shawano Police Department Dec. 22 Police logged 15 incidents, including the following: Disorderly — Police responded to a disorderly conduct complaint at McDonald’s, 1202 E. Green Bay St. Disorderly — Police responded to a disorderly conduct complaint at Taco Bell, 1266 E.

The Green Bay Packers’ roller-coaster season will continue for another week, despite a 38-31 loss Sunday to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the snow at Lambeau Field. The loss would have ended the postseason hopes for the Packers (7-7-1), but the Chicago Bears (8-7) were embarrassed 54-11 by the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.

Connor Rosin scored 21 points, Colton Dobratz added 14 and the Bonduel High School boys basketball team swamped Manawa 69-39 in a Central Wisconsin Conference-8 road game Friday. The Bears (4-4, 1-3) had 11 players score on the night. Matt Radloff scored 10 points to lead Manawa (2-6, 0-4 CWC-8). The win snapped a Bonduel four-game losing streak.

Tough defense and some solid shooting from sophomore Dustin Waupoose were not enough to lift the Menominee Indian High School boys basketball team over Almond-Bancroft in a 54-47 loss Friday in Keshena. Almond-Bancroft (4-3, 4-1 Central Wisconsin Conference-10) built small leads throughout the game, only to see Menominee Indian (2-3, 2-3 CWC-10) come back off a key turnover or a big shot. “I’m not a guy that’s high on moral victories, but I reall

The Shawano Community High School boys basketball team followed up Tuesday’s thrilling win over Seymour with another Bay Conference win Friday night against Denmark to stay perfect in conference play. The Hawks beat Denmark 52-34, building a big lead in the third quarter after leading at halftime up 30-19. Junior Zack Sousek, a 5-foot-10 guard, led Shawano (6-1, 4-0 Bay) with 10 points. The win extends the Hawks’ winning streak to six since losin

Rose Hendricks, 82, is a member of the St. Martin Council of Catholic Women in Cecil. The women have bake sales on Memorial Day and Labor Day along with brat sales at the Citgo Station. They pay for pamphlets for the parish and help stock the food pantry when necessary.