Oconto County, WI

OCONTO – An Oconto couple’s request for a temporary injunction to halt wedding and other outdoor events at a bordering property was denied Wednesday by Oconto County Judge Jay N. Conley. “The very need for a temporary injection is based on the concept of irreparable harm,” Conley said. “I don’t see any irreparable...

LAKEWOOD – Dollar General now has five stores in Oconto County, after the national retailer opened its latest on July 30. Along with a range of general merchandise, home décor and party goods, the store at 17210 Emma Lea Lane – just off State 32 – also carries a variety of food items. “At Dollar...

GILLETT – The Oconto County Youth Fair gets underway on Saturday. In addition to the many exhibits, animal shows and carnival rides – as well as the truck, tractor and draft horse pulls – the fair this year will highlight the emergency service agencies serving county residents.

OCONTO COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY) - UPDATE 8/5. The Oconto County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of a motorcyclist killed in a crash Wednesday. Officials identified the victim as 60-year-old Bart Erdman of Oconto Falls. At about 8:45 p.m., the Oconto County Sheriff’s Office was called to a two-vehicle...

OCONTO FALLS (WLUK) -- A motorcyclist died after a crash with a truck in Oconto County. It happened around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday on County Highway I near Beaver Lake Road in the town of Oconto Falls. When deputies and first responders arrived on scene, they saw a truck and motorcycle...

OCONTO FALLS – An Oconto Falls man died Wednesday night when his motorcycle and a pickup truck collided about 4 miles north of the city, the Oconto County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning. Both vehicles were southbound on County I when the crash occurred near Beaver Lake Road,...

OCONTO – An Oconto Falls man was charged Thursday with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle over a Wednesday night crash that killed a motorcyclist. Thomas E. Wolf, 56, faces a minimum of five years in prison, up to 15 years, for homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.

OCONTO—A 60-year-old Oconto Falls man died in a collision Wednesday in Oconto County. The Oconto County Sheriff’s Office reports that dispatch was notified at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday of a two-vehicle crash on County Trunk I, near Beaver Lake Road, in the Town of Oconto Falls. Deputies and first responders immediately responded to the scene of the accident and observed a truck and motorcycle in the east ditch of County Trunk...

OCONTO FALLS, Wis–A man is killed after his motorcycle crashes with a pickup truck in Oconto County. It happened around 8:45 Wednesday night on County Highway “I” in the Town of Oconto Falls. Investigators believe both vehicles were southbound when they collided. The 60-year-old Oconto Falls man...

OCONTO – A Green Bay man was seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash in the town of Maple Valley early Sunday morning, according to an Oconto County Sheriff’s Office accident report. Jeffrey M. Collard, 52, passed another motorist while northbound on State 32, weaved across the center line...

OCONTO – After being closed for two years, a popular Oconto River fishing area is officially open to the public, thanks to an $80,000 project overseen by the Oconto Sportsmen’s Club. The nearly complete project to improve the shoreline and add a handicap-accessible dock and other amenities was...

OCONTO – Instead of a keepsake to cherish, Dana Erickson says her mother’s charred wedding ring is an awful reminder of the drunken driving crash that claimed her life. Travis Ragen made numerous wrong choices on Nov. 15, 2019, culminating in the death of Melissa Cota, 53, of Oconto, Erickson said Friday at Ragen's...

OCONTO – Two people were rescued from the bay Saturday after their kayak overturned. Oconto Fire and Rescue Department members responded to a call about the kayakers hanging from the side of the craft off Oconto City Park about 11:36 a.m. The rescue boat was launched from Oconto’s harbor....

OCONTO, Wis. (WBAY) - Oconto emergency responders are notifying the public on the importance of wearing lifejackets after rescuing two kayakers who weren’t wearing any over the weekend. According to Oconto Fire Rescue, two people were hanging on the side of the kayak on Saturday at the bay of...

MOUNTAIN, Wis. (WJFW)- A Fire Lookout tower in Oconto County is the only tower in the Chequamegon- Nicolet National Forest where visitors can still climb to the top and in 2015, it underwent an extensive renovation. The Mountain Fire Lookout Tower has been standing in this spot in rural Oconto...

RIVERVIEW, Wis. (WFRV) – The Riverview Fire Department responded to a house fire on Saturday morning in the Town of Riverview in Oconto County. In a Facebook post, the Riverview Fire Department stated that departments from Townsend, Lakewood, Doty, Crooked Lake, Mountain, DNR Fire, and Mountain Ambulance Service all assisted during the incident.

OCONTO COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY) - A Lena man has been sentenced to 9 years in prison for a fiery crash that killed an Oconto woman. On July 29, Travis Ragen, 33, appeared before an Oconto County judge for a sentencing hearing in the death of Melissa J. Cota. In addition...

OCONTO (WLUK) -- A driver has been sentenced to prison for a drunken driving crash that killed a woman. Online court records show that Travis Ragen, 33, was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison and six years on extended supervision. He was also ordered to spend nine months in the Oconto County jail, to be served after the prison sentence, on a separate bail jumping conviction.

(WLUK) -- Brown and Door counties have dropped out of the "high" category for COVID-19 spread. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest weekly update shows Brown, Door, Marinette, Oconto, Menominee, Shawano, Winnebago, Waushara, Green Lake and Fond du Lac counties in the "medium" category. At that level, the CDC recommends those at high risk consider wearing masks and taking precautions.