Category Archives: News

RECENTLY THE MENOMINEE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED A BORDER CHANGE FOR CANNABIS A STORE; WHILE ONE PERSON WANTS THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT
Th Menominee Planning Commission recently approved a border change for two of the three parcels compromising the former K-Mart property to allow the setbacks for a cannabis dispensary on one one of th...
Melissa Ebsch Jun 04, 2025

AIR QUALITY UPDATE
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has extended the Air Quality Advisory through Tuesday June 3, for elevated levels of fine particulates (PM2.5). Pollutants are expected to be in the Un...
Melissa Ebsch Jun 03, 2025

A NEW, FUN, AND UNIQUE EVENT IS COMING TO MARINETTE THIS WEEKEND!
This Saturday, residents of Marinette, Menominee, and nearby communities can enjoy a FREE event on Stephenson Island. Boat racing is coming to the river, promising an exciting weekend for all. Marketi...
Melissa Ebsch Jun 03, 2025

POLICE SEEK HELP IN BURGLARY INVESTIGATION
Authorities in Oconto and Lena are on the lookout for two suspects involved in a burglary early Sunday morning. Security cameras captured the pair between 3:00 and 4:45 a.m.A silver pickup truck conne...
Melissa Ebsch Jun 03, 2025

STAGE FIVE OF THE CLEVELAND AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION FORM MARINETTE AVENUE TO PIERCE AVENUE WILL BEGIN TODAY, MONDAY, JUNE 2ND
The final paving will take three days to complete. Cleveland Avenue will be open to local traffic only during the paving operation . There will be a lot of asphalt truck traffic and workers around the...
Melissa Ebsch Jun 02, 2025

STARTING TODAY WORK WILL BEGIN ON SIGNALS AT CLEVELAND AVE & MARINETTE AVE AND HATTIE STREET & HALL AVE INTERSECTIONS
Starting today, Monday, June 2nd, work will begin on traffic signals at the Cleveland Avenue/Marinette Avenue and Hall Avenue Interections. The safety improvements include ne control cabinets with bat...
Melissa Ebsch Jun 02, 2025

Cellcom is requesting an automatic adjustment on July bills because of their prolonged outage
Following a prolonged service outage, Cellcom announced on Friday that it will be issuing automatic billing adjustments for July. "We understand the recent disruption has affected your trust, and we a...
Melissa Ebsch Jun 02, 2025

The Oconto County Sheriff's Office reported on May 30th that a second man has succumbed to injuries from the May 16th crash on U.S. 41 in the town of Little River
Initially, the sheriff's office had announced that a 64-year-old man from Oconto, Michael LaCourt, lost his life when his pickup truck turned south onto the highway from County W and was rear-ended by...
Melissa Ebsch Jun 02, 2025

Air quality advisory announced for several Michigan counties due to increased pollutant levels...
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory for today, Monday, June 2nd, citing elevated levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5). These pollutants are anticip...
Melissa Ebsch Jun 02, 2025

MARINETTE CITY HALL MAY BE ON THE MOVE
Last evening, the Marinette City Council tackled urgent issues surrounding the aging of the City Hall building at the Committee of the Whole meeting. Mayor Steve Genisot opened the discussion with two...
Melissa Ebsch May 30, 2025