Local news briefs News-Chronicle GREEN BAY UWGB graduates 652 students U.S. Rep. Mark Green told 652 graduates of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on Saturday they should do all they can to ensure that the 21st century is another "American century." The group receiving their diplomas included two "virtual" graduates. Rafal Banek of Des Plaines, Ill., and Paulette Vrem of St. Paul, Minn., are the first national graduates of BSN-LINC, an interactive, online nursing degree program. Delivered almost entirely online, the program allows a registered nurse with a diploma or associate degree in nursing to earn a bachelor of science degree in nursing. Saturday's commencement exercise was moved into the Weidner Center because of rain and cool temperatures. KEWAUNEE Sentencing deal in marijuana case A Green Bay man who grew marijuana inside a former cheese plant in the town of Luxemburg won't have to spend additional time behind bars under the terms of a plea agreement reached Thursday in Kewaunee County Circuit Court. Jacob M. Vander Kinter, 21, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia, along with a felony count of maintaining a place for drug trafficking. He entered into a deferred prosecution agreement, under which if he successfully completes two and a half years on probation, the felony charge will be dismissed. If he gets in trouble, the charge carries a two-year prison term with enhancer penalties of up to six years for a repeat offender.