Lakewood News

Allstate Insurance is hosting a distracted driving course for local teens at 10 a.m. Saturday in the southwest parking lot at Lambeau Field.

A fireworks display sponsored by Hometown Bank is planned to take place at dusk on Saturday, July 4, at Lakeside Park.

Oconto County's public health department staff, directed by Debby Konitzer, is well prepared should a pandemic situation arise this fall with a more severe outbreak of the H1N1 flu, commonly known as the Swine Flu.

Cheers: The Christian Food Pantry at St. John in Townsend would like to thank the residents of Wabeno, Townsend, Lakewood and Mountain who donated nonperishable items in the post office food drive May 9. About 4,000 pounds of food was collected from the four ZIP codes by postal workers.

Darwin Electric, Inc., 210 Farnsworth, Oconto, has purchased the vacated property and buildings owned by Stock Lumber, 701 Farnsworth.

Richard 'Dick' C. Stoffregen, 61, Townsend, passed away unexpectedly April 5, 2009, at Langlade Memorial Hospital, Antigo.

Chairperson, Leland T. Rymer called the March meeting of the board to order at 9:00 a.m. 29 County Board members were present, 2 absent; Winkler, Winter.

Norman Bushmaker received a Certificate of Appreciation from Mayor Tom Fulton at last Tuesday's Oconto City Council Committee of the Whole meeting.

The problem of persons consuming illegal drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, meth, heroin and even prescription medication, is a serious matter in Oconto County, law enforcement officers agree.