Oconto County Reporter news feed

Oconto County Sheriff arrested two drivers for OWI; man injured in ATV crash

Mon, 11/16/2020 - 6:00pm

One man was arrested twice in one day at the same location.

      

Twenty-one people from Oconto County have now died from COVID-19, up two from last week's count

Mon, 11/16/2020 - 5:38pm

Sixteen of the 21 deaths happened in October, according to state health reports.

      

Lena/STAA football team wins 'Covid Cup' but trophy broken shortly after victory

Mon, 11/16/2020 - 10:40am

Titans football squad played in a four-team pod of schools this season

      

Coronavirus in Wisconsin: 6,058 cases reported, 12 more deaths

Sun, 11/15/2020 - 3:34pm

The 6,058 positive cases accounted for 33.7% of the 17,977 that came back Sunday.

      

Wisconsin reports 5,146 new coronavirus cases and 52 deaths on Saturday

Sat, 11/14/2020 - 2:15pm

As of Saturday, 306,311 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 2,625 have died in Wisconsin since March.

      

City of Oconto's property tax rate increasing 9%

Sat, 11/14/2020 - 7:33am

Property owners got a break this year when city didn't make a bond, the administrator explained.

      

Lawsuit on behalf of Trump seeks to exclude votes from Milwaukee, Dane and Menominee counties

Fri, 11/13/2020 - 9:15am

The lawsuit alleges without evidence that absentee voting is fraught with widespread fraud.

      

Methamphetamine arrests in Oconto County pile up

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 3:28pm

Eleven people arrested in last month, including four at one house in Oconto.

      

Poached burgers are a Wisconsin thing? Yup, at a couple of places including Joe Rouer's Bar near Green Bay

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 11:37am

"Wisconsin is a tremendous hamburger state," said burger historian George Motz. Who are we to argue with an expert?

      

Libertas expands fight against substance abuse in region with $1 million federal grant

Tue, 11/10/2020 - 2:42pm

The effort will be in Oconto, Marinette, Menominee, Shawano and Florence counties, where at least 50 people died from opioid use over a six-year period.

      

Oconto Police arrest two Oconto men on drug charges after traffic stop

Tue, 11/10/2020 - 10:00am

Officers cited five for speeding, note nine ordinance violations, Oct. 20-26

      

Wisconsin's youngest voters helped Democrat Joe Biden win Wisconsin with a big swing from 2016

Tue, 11/10/2020 - 7:35am

Democrat Joe Biden won voters ages 18-29 by 19% in Wisconsin, a dramatic swing from 2016.

      

Oconto County Sheriff's Office arrested 2 people for OWI

Mon, 11/09/2020 - 5:00pm

Ten crashes reported, including two in which people were injured, Oct. 20-26.

      

COVID-19 death toll in Oconto County rises to 19

Mon, 11/09/2020 - 3:15pm

Fifteen residents of the county died last month from the coronavirus, according to the state.

      

Prices for Packers-Colts tickets cheaper two weeks before game

Mon, 11/09/2020 - 11:52am

The average lowest price for the Green Bay Packers-Indianapolis Colts game $34 cheaper than two weeks ago.

      

Oconto County among the reddest in Wisconsin

Mon, 11/09/2020 - 9:49am

Trump received more than 65% of the vote in 14 Wisconsin counties.

      

Voter turnout in Oconto County's smallest town exceeds 100%

Thu, 11/05/2020 - 2:43pm

The town clerk said 10 residents whose registrations had gone inactive re-registered, and a handful of young people registered for the first time.

      

Elderly man accused of 1976 double homicide in Marinette Co. deemed competent for trial

Wed, 11/04/2020 - 3:31pm

The trial of Raymand Vannieuwenhoven is scheduled for the last two weeks of July 2021.

      

Revised calendar at Oconto Falls creates at home 'buffer' periods around online classes

Wed, 11/04/2020 - 10:39am

Students in the district will return to in-person classes for two weeks starting Monday. In person classes would potentially restart on Jan. 4.

      

Election roundup: Republican Wimberger captures only seat held by Democrat in Oconto County

Wed, 11/04/2020 - 8:37am

Here's a roundup of election results in local races in Oconto County, including the state Legislature.

      

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