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🌱 Why Oconto’s small hospital just earned big-time national recognition

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Hi Oconto! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why Oconto's small hospital just earned big-time national recognition
  • What jurors are hearing in Oconto County's 2021 homicide trial

Also on today's calendar: 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 72 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, temps: high: 66, low: 60.
  • Thursday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 68 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oconto Hospital named top performer (newmedia-wi.com) — Residents relying on Emplify Health by Bellin Oconto Hospital can take pride that their local critical access hospital has been named a top performer in a national Vizient quality ranking. Leaders credit staff for delivering big-city levels of safety, effectiveness, and patient-centered care to rural northeast Wisconsin, based on extensive performance data from 2025-26.
   

• Trial begins in 2021 homicide (newmedia-wi.com) — An Oconto County jury is now hearing a high-profile homicide case involving a 2021 shooting in a remote area of the county, with the defendant held at the Oconto County Jail. Prosecutors describe a drug-debt dispute that allegedly led to the killing, while the defense questions witness credibility and the lack of a recovered weapon, leaving residents watching closely for the verdict.
   

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  • Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Oconto. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Oconto Falls

Marinette

  • How restoration efforts helped Marinette County recover its forests, streams, and future (resilience.org)
  • Marinette County Sheriff's Office staff members complete LPO training (peshtigotimes.com)
  • Marinette committee weighs cemetery upgrades, neighborhood safety (gazettextra.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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