A solid first quarter by the Gillett Secondary School girls basketball team was undone by a Bonduel sharp-shooting junior and a scoring drought in a 54-20 nonconference loss Friday in Gillett. “They worked hard,” Gillett coach Justin Daul said of his team. “I can’t ask for anything more than that. We’re not deep enough.

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting new applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program. Farm and forest landowners may apply by Jan. 17 for possible 2014 funding. In 2013, 308 Wisconsin farmers and forestland owners enrolled in CSP, with an average payment of $5,408 per contract.

At 8:40 p.m. Dec. 6, a pickup truck driven by a Peshtigo woman swerved to avoid striking a deer while traveling north on County Road Y in the town of Little River. Her vehicle left the roadway and entered a ditch. She was cited for failure to notify authorities of the accident. Her pickup sustained moderate damage. At 2:35 p.m. Dec.

Gillett’s newly constructed salt shed provides a safer and easier method for the delivery of salt, according to Public Works Director Tim Christensen. “It works just as planned,” Christensen said of the $43,000 storage facility constructed south of the fire station at 310 W.

Law breakers in Gillett will pay a higher price for their crimes after Jan. 1. The City Council on Thursday agreed to double the fees for drug-related ordinances, increasing the municipal deposit from $250 to $500.

Proceedings from Dec. 5 Dustin T. Sonnenburg, Gresham, pleaded no contest to possession of a controlled substance. He was arrested June 21, 2012, in Gillett. He was placed in the Oconto County Volunteers In Probation program for a year, ordered to pay $253 court costs, attend alcohol and other drug abuse assessment, and receive any treatment or counseling ordered. A pretrial conference is scheduled Feb. 13 for Yvahn L. Shaw, 26, Oconto.

The city of Gillett Fire Department has received $30,000 worth of protective gear for firefighters. Twenty new sets of trousers and jackets, also known as turnout gear, arrived at the end of November. Each set costs about $1,600. A $19,000 gift from the Ann Horick estate was put toward the purchase, along with Fire Department funds.

Environmental cleanup at Gillett’s new campground will cost less than expected, it was announced Thursday. The city will be responsible for a $2,500 deductible, which will be placed as a lien on the Washington Street property where Nicolet Trail Campground opened this summer.

The family of Chad McLean pumped their fists into the air in celebration as the judge announced that Peter Hanson was guilty of the murder of McLean almost 16 years ago.