Oconto News

The Wied family has owned property in Wausaukee for more than 40 years. Now, the family is battling the state to keep that property.

The Wied family has owned property in Wausaukee for more than 40 years. Now, the family is battling the state to keep that property.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday, Nov. 13, announced it will not review an Oconto County homicide case.

All Oconto County boys and girls basketball teams are gearing up for season openers during preseason drills.

At last Tuesday's regular monthly meeting of the Oconto City Council, Mayor Don Nerenhausen announced that a public hearing on the proposed 2010 budget will be Dec.

State health officials are confirming 11 more deaths related to the swine flu in Wisconsin.

The health department will not release any more information about who the victim is.

Jacob R. Grauvogl, 30, of Oconto died Sunday, Nov. 8. Born Aug. 29, 1979 in De Pere to Richard and Donna Grauvogl, he is survived by a son, Gavin Grauvogl of Oconto; his parents; maternal grandmother, Alice Thyssen of Green Bay; brothers, Jesse Grauvogl and Jordan Grauvogl, both of Oconto Falls and Tom Grauvogl of Beaver Dam; sisters, Josie ...

David R. Shafman, 75, passed away on Friday, Nov. 6. Born on April 11, 1934 in Zion, Ill.

Bayland Business & Telephone Systems at 2711 E. Frontage Rd., Abrams, with corporate offices in Howard, is fast becoming one of the area's largest and most successful businesses.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has rejected two requests for highway signs from Oconto businesses who claim to have been hurt by the opening of the new Hwy.

At last Tuesday's Oconto Council Committee of the Whole meeting, council members voted 6-2 to approve the finance committees recommendation for the 2010 budget, pending Council OK this Tuesday followed by a public meeting.

OCONTO - A 32-year-old Sobieski man was charged Monday in Oconto County for robbing two convenience stores at gunpoint in two months.

The Oconto Hospital Foundation announced last week that it purchased the Bond Community Center located at 1201 Park Avenue in Oconto.

The Green Bay Press-Gazette talks with people from a variety of business disciplines each week in its Saturday Conversation feature.

The De Pere, Brown County, Oconto County and Oneida Nation public health departments next week will offer H1N1 flu vaccine clinics for high-risk target populations.

The Oconto County Health Department will be offering two separate H1N1 flu vaccination clinics.

For perhaps the first time in history, the county seat of Oconto no longer has the largest population of cities, towns and villages in Oconto County.

Wisconsin health officials have confirmed a swine-flu related death in Rock County.

The underdog Gillett girls won the Division 3 regional volleyball crown last Saturday, downing Bonduel, 25-19, 24-26, 20-25, 25-13 and 15-11. Alaena Wocking with 24 kills and 7 blocks, Sam Stycznski with 19 kills and 7 blocks, Ali McQuillan with 23 assists and Shannon Schall with 19 assists and 7 digs paced the Tigers.