Category Archives: News

CARETAKE ACCUSED OF STEALING ELDERLY WOMAN'S JEWELRY ORDERED TO TRIAL
A former caretaker is headed to trial, accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars in jewelry from a 91-year-old Oconto Falls woman with cognitive impairment. Fifty-four-year-old Svitlana Yelench...
Melissa Ebsch Feb 02, 2026

TWO ARRAIGNED IN MENOMINEE COUNTY CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT INVESTIGATION
On Wednesday afternoon, January 28th, at 2:03pm, detectives and deputies with the Menominee County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at a Lake Township residence as part of a criminal sexual ...
Melissa Ebsch Jan 30, 2026

MULTIPLE CREWS RESPOND TO 2 A.M. HOUSE FIRE IN PESHTIGO
Firefighters in the Town of Peshtigo were called out early this morning to battle a house fire. Crews were dispatched just after 2:00 a.m. to a two-story home with reports of flames showing. While uni...
Melissa Ebsch Jan 30, 2026

MARINETTE COUNTY TAPS FAMILIAR FACE TO LEAD AS NEW ADMINISTRATOR
Marinette County has selected its next County Administrator - choosing a familiar face from inside county government. The County Board has approved Kevin Solway to take over the leadership role, effec...
Melissa Ebsch Jan 30, 2026

MARINETTE COUNTY SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT TO STRENGTHEN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Marinette County Emergency Management is asking residents to take part in a new public preparedness survey. The survey is designed to measure how prepared people feel for emergencies and how well they...
Melissa Ebsch Jan 30, 2026

FUTURE OF UWGB MARINETTE CAMPUS BACK ON THE DRAWING BOARD
The future of the former UW-Green Bay Marinette Campus is once again uncertain, after a potential buyer backed away from a redevelopment proposal. Marinette County leaders say Aurora Global Defense Sy...
Melissa Ebsch Jan 28, 2026

PRIVATE WELL TESTING CONTINUES AS PFAS INVESTIGATION MOVES FORWARD
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is sharing an update on the ongoing PFAS investigation in Marinette, Peshtigo, and nearby communities. In January, the DNR approved new monitoring plans f...
Melissa Ebsch Jan 28, 2026

MAN ARRESTED WITH GUN AT PESHTIGO HIGH SCHOOL
Peshtigo Police arrested a Menominee man Monday after reports of a suspicious individual possibly carrying a weapon inside Peshtigo High School. Officers were called to the school around 11:43 a.m. af...
Melissa Ebsch Jan 27, 2026
Friday 1/23/26 Closings
CLOSED FRIDAY Marinette Menominee Peshtigo St. Thomas Aquinas Academy Coleman Wausaukee Oconto Oconto Falls Gillett Lena Suring Stephenson Carney Nadeau North Central Marinette Merryman Head Start Men...
Jim Callow Jan 22, 2026

MAYOR HOFFMAN CHAIRS BOTH FINANCE AND JLPL - THE TWO MOST POWERFUL COMMITTEES
Menominee Mayor Casey Hoffman announced new City Council committee assignments during his State of the City address and placed himself in key leadership roles. Hoffman appointed himself chair of the F...
Melissa Ebsch Jan 22, 2026








