Category Archives: Bay Cities
Peshtigo Heritage Day is this Saturday, September 28th
Peshtigo Historical Day will be Celebrated on Saturday, September 28th at Badger Park in Peshtigo. Steve Kaempf full committee member and Chairperson of the Car Show says, "we have a lot of the old st...
Sep 26, 2024
DHS Monitoring Significant Increase in Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Urges Vaccination to Prevent Severe Symptoms
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is reporting a significant increase in cases of pertussis also known as whooping cough, across Wisconsin. Data in the state, and nationally, show case...
Sep 26, 2024
CASA Eliminated from Marinette County Budget; NO Warning Given
Formerly known as CASA of Menominee County, the non-profit merged operations with Marinette County in January 2023. The funding provided by Marinette County came with it, in the amount of $47,000. How...
Sep 25, 2024
The Walton Blesch Legacy Foundation shared the joyous news of their triumphant fundraiser with the Menominee School Board last week.
Historic and storied Walton Blesch Field was built in 1920. Thousands of Maroon football players and fans have contributed to the incredible legacy and tradition of Walton Blesch Stadium and Field. Un...
Sep 23, 2024
The Powers of the Mayor when it comes to committee chairs was a point of discussion at last week's Menominee Finance Committee Meeting
How much power does the City of Menominee Mayor Casey Hoffman really have? Especially when it comes to chairing a committee. Currently, and for the last four months or more, Council Person and Chairpe...
Sep 16, 2024
Wisconsin Supreme Court declines to hear appeals rom 1976 Murder Case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will not hear appeals in a local murder case, leaving the conviction in place for Raymand Vannieuwenhoven. The appeals court upheld the convictions, with the defendant appe...
Sep 16, 2024
L.E. Jones, a prominent company in the manufacturing sector, has recently announced a significant reduction in its workforce.
Economic conditions continue to impact L E. Jone in a negative way. The manufacturing sector of the U.S. economy has been hard hit over the past eighteen months with several indicators showing flat to...
Sep 13, 2024
The doors of VERIHA CDL Driving School have swung open!
For the first time since opening in 2016, the Veriha Driving School - the CDL training arm of Marinette-headquartered Veriha Trucking, Inc. - is open to the public. Though the goal, of course, is to h...
Sep 13, 2024
Wilson man sentenced up to twenty years in prison for methamphetamine
63-year-old Edward Lee "Uncle Pork" Britton of Wilson was sentenced to three years to 20 years in prison for Delivery of Methamphetamine. According to court documents and information presented in open...
Sep 12, 2024
An Oconto Falls man was taken into custody after he allegedly struck his wife several times and threatened to kill her at gunpoint
36-year-old, Dontae Damario Combs - Bland was charged with first - degree recklessly endangering safety, manufacture with intent to deliver THC, possession with intent to deliver THC, maintaining a dr...
Sep 12, 2024
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