Proceeding from July 2 David G. Shepard Jr., 26, Lakewood, entered no contest pleas to repeated disorderly conduct and obstructing an officer. He was arrested Dec. 20, 2012, in the town of Lakewood. He had been charged with battery causing injury but after plea negotiations, that charge was amended to repeated disorderly conduct. His sentencing will take place Aug.

A fire of suspicious nature destroyed a vacant building on Oconto’s Main Street early Sunday morning but did not spread to a home and business next door. Fire Chief Jack Mlarnik said the fire at the former Danz Video building is being investigated by the fire and police departments as an arson case, because no ignition source existed in the building.

A few columns ago, I told about drinking unpasteurized milk or other types of unpasteurized dairy products. This time, I’ve got new data on meat product safety that gives me the chance to tell about meat industry safety as we go full bore into grilling season. Remember that proper food handling and safe cooking practices in the home are the absolute most important part of food safety.

A second man from Oconto Falls has been charged with homicide in a 15-year-old murder case. Prosecutors allege Charles J. Mlados, 54, was present at the shooting of a Green Bay man and helped to hide the body. Mlados is charged with one count of intentional homicide — party to the crime in the death of Chad J. McLean, a 19-year-old who went missing Feb. 22, 1998.

On June 25, a resident on Cherry Avenue reported a doorknob was damaged at the residence and footprints were found inside the home. Nothing was reported missing. On June 27, a resident on South Washington Street reported someone attempted to gain access to a garage at the residence. On June 28, a man reported two people were trying to enter his vehicle, which was parked on South Washington Street.

Geneva M. “Gen” (Snortum) Lefeber, 86, of Mountain, was laid to rest in the arms of our Lord on July 2, 2013, at Villa Loretto Nursing Home, Mt. Calvary. She was born on Oct. 25, 1926, in Chilton, daughter of the late Albert and Anna (Jannsen) Snortum. Gen attended school in Gravesville. On May 31, 1944, she married Edwin W. Lefeber in Chilton. Edwin preceded her in death on Feb. 28, 1998. Gen worked at Tecumseh Products, New Holstein.

The Suring School Board in June approved a preliminary $7 million budget with a deficit of $175,000, and for a second year in a row, will tap into its $3 million fund balance to cover the shortfall. Last year the budget was projected at a $169,000 deficit, which Suring Superintendent Robert Ray said is on target. “We don’t have all the June bills in yet, but it’s going to be that or a little bit more,” he said.

At 12:05 a.m. June 20, a car driven by a male left County Road V in the town of Underhill and overturned several times. He was cited for failure to notify police of an accident and driving after his license was suspended. It was undetermined which direction the vehicle, which sustained severe damage, was traveling before the accident. At 2:05 p.m.

Carol Kaiser, 72, Oconto Falls, died peacefully Sunday morning, June 23, 2013, at home surrounded by her family. She was born Nov. 8, 1940, in Green Bay, to Frederick and Grace (Vanden Elzen) Baake. Carol grew up in rural Pulaski, where she attended Pulaski Public Schools. On July 19, 1958, she married Gerald “Big Jer” Kaiser at Hofa Park.