Category Archives: News

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

HEADS UP FOR DRIVERS IN MENOMINEE COUNTY - MAJOR ROADWORK IS COMING TO M-35 THIS SUMMER
The Michigan Department of Transportation is investing around $4.5 million to resurface and repave roughly 15 miles of roadway. The work will stretch from Jimtown Road up to J.W. Wells State Park and ...
Melissa Ebsch May 30, 2025

Some Cellcom customers are still frustrated, even as calling and texting services have come back online following a recent cyberattack
While progress is being made, concerns remain-especially about emergency 911 access and the uncertainty surrounding this month's cell phone bills. Kimberly Sawyer, Senior Manager of External Relations...
Melissa Ebsch May 30, 2025

A CONSUMER ALERT FROM THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CHECK YOUR PANTRY!
Hormel Foods Corporation is recalling more than 256,000 pounds of its Dinty Moore canned beef stew due to possible contamination with pieces of wood. The recall affects 20-ounce cans labeled "Dinty Mo...
Melissa Ebsch May 30, 2025