Category Archives: News

CITY OF PESHTIGO APPROVES BACKYARD CHICKEN ORDINANCE
The Peshtigo Common Council has voted 5 to 1 to allow backyard chickens within city limits, joining other Wisconsin cities like Green Bay and Milwaukee. Homeowners can keep up to four hens-no roosters...
Melissa Ebsch Jul 15, 2025

OCONTO PLASTIC COMPANY FIRE QUICKLY CONTAINED
One person was taken to the hospital after a fire broke out last Wednesday morning at LeTourneau Plastic, Inc. in Oconto. Fire crews were called just after 9 a.m. to the plant on Mott Street after a w...
Melissa Ebsch Jul 14, 2025

Counterfeit bills passed at Peshtigo garage sales
The Peshtigo Police Department is investigating reports of a male suspect passing counterfeit $100 bills at local garage sales. The individual is using these fake bills to make small purchases and rec...
Melissa Ebsch Jul 14, 2025

15th Annual River Cities Charity Ride Saturday
The Triple C Riders will hold their 15th annual River Cities Charity Ride tomorrow (7/12). The ride will be starting at Kross Roads Pub & Grub in Peshtigo. Registration is at 9-10:30am. The ride l...
Jim Callow Jul 11, 2025

Marinette County Sheriff's Office offers Drug Drop Box
The Marinette County Sheriff's Office Drug Drop Box is available for use every Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM to collect controlled substances. The sheriff's office is only collecti...
Jim Callow Jul 10, 2025

Chip Sealing underway in Marinette
Chip sealing of several Marinette streets scheduled to begin on Wednesday, July 9th (weather permitting). The roads that will be affected include: - Elizabeth Avenue, 6th Street to 9th Street - Housto...
Jim Callow Jul 09, 2025

Multiple vehicles and multiple injuries in M35 crash
Menominee County Sheriff Darrin Kudwa reports that on Monday the Menominee County Sheriff's Office responded to a serious four-vehicle traffic crash on Highway M-35 near Kleinke Park. The crash occurr...
Jim Callow Jul 09, 2025
Wiener Wednesday | 1st Class Real Estate
What. A. Day. For. A. Wiener! Wiener Wednesday was off the charts today at 1st Class Real Estate! We had people lining up before 11AM, and those first 100 hotdogs didn't stand a chance - gone before n...
Stephanie Edge Jul 09, 2025

Weather Kid Wednesday | July 9, 2025
Weather Kid Wednesday | July 9, 2025 Today's forecast called for sunshine, and Callie Wortner delivered! This soon-to-be 4th grader from Peshtigo knocked it out of the park as our Weather Kid Wednesda...
Stephanie Edge Jul 08, 2025

Wisconsin PFAS Lawsuit Back in Court
A major PFAS pollution case is back before a Marinette County judge, just days after the State Supreme Court ruled the Department of Natural Resources can order cleanups of PFAS contamination. ...
Jim Callow Jul 07, 2025








