A new mobile command post is ready for emergency use in Oconto County. A 34-foot recreational vehicle was purchased in February from a private party and remodeled extensively for emergency government use.

A snowmobile and ATV club interested in constructing a storage building in Gillett is negotiating a land trade with the City Council. The Gillett Sno-Riders club plans to construct a long and narrow building to store its ATV and snowmobile trail equipment.

City officials in Oconto Falls managed to balance a 2014 budget that incorporates three street projects and a new police vehicle but results in only a slight increase in the tax levy. The City Council on Nov.

With a shout of “1, 2, 3!” firefighters in Oconto Falls lifted first a mannequin and then a series of firefighters to safety Thursday night, rehearsing a technique that simulated a basement-to-first-floor rescue of an unconscious victim. Next, they practiced the window-exit rescue of an unconscious victim from a tight space. Both exercises were completed at the Fire Department’s new training facility, located behind the fire station.

The town of Brazeau Sanitary District No. 1 plans to prevent problems before they occur by replacing pumps at its six lift stations around White Potato Lake. The $550,000 project is a once-a-generation event, said Tom Sadowske, the district’s secretary/treasurer. “We hope to head this stuff off at the pass.

At 7 a.m. Nov. 16, a pickup truck driven by a Suring woman skidded on an icy spot on County Road A in the town of Maple Valley, entered a ditch and overturned. The vehicle sustained moderate damage, and the driver was transported to a medical facility for treatment of her injuries. She was ticketed for failure to have control of the vehicle. At 2:28 p.m. Nov.

Proceedings from Nov. 21 Dennis P. Arendt, 18, Oconto, made an initial appearance on a charge of sexual assault of a child under the age of 16, which allegedly took place between Oct. 15 and Nov. 20 in Oconto. His bond was set at $20,000 cash, and his appearance is continued to Dec. 5. Proceedings from Nov. 20 An arraignment is Dec. 2 for Corey W. Stewart, 20, Oconto.

The Gillett School Board voted Thursday to hire NEOLA Policy Service to review, develop and update its policies and manuals to comply with state guidelines. Superintendent Todd Carlson recommended the board approve a contract with Ohio-based NEOLA after a representative from the firm attended the Oct. 17 board meeting.

Oconto Falls High School students will be capable of taking a design full circle, from concept to a complete working model, thanks to a donation by ST Paper. ST Paper, to support engineering efforts at the school, provided a $23,000 donation for a new 3D printer. The 3D printer is similar to those used by thousands of engineers to test their designs.