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Veto over PFAS funding, political standoff leaves $125 million unused
MADISON — Area residents will have to wait for Madison’s next move on PFAS funding. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed Senate Bill 312, which addressed PFAS, last week and called out the Republican-controlled Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) for not attending his meeting to discuss the next steps. “[The] $125 million in funding approved through the 2023-25 biennial budget to fight PFAS statewide has languished unspent in Madison for over...
Annual Marinette Co. Trout Unlimited banquet takes place Monday
MARINETTE — The 40th annual fundraising conservation banquet for the Marinette County chapter of Trout Unlimited will take place April 22 at Embers 1871 in Peshtigo. Dinner tickets cost $40 and are available at River Pub, Brown’s Corner, the Office, Crivitz Pharmacy, ValuCare Pharmacy and Andy’s Ace Hardware; or members of Trout Unlimited. Doors open at 5 p.m. with dinner served at 7 p.m. ...
Marinette legion baseball sign ups set for Saturday
MARINETTE — Sign ups for the 2024 Marinette Legion baseball season takes place Saturday at Pedersen Ball Park in Marinette. Sign ups will take place from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Any first-time Legion player is required to bring a copy of their birth certificate. All players should be accompanied by an adult to ensure that all required paperwork is completed. Any player of Babe Ruth age that wishes to sign up for Legion baseball must also register with Marinette Youth Baseball Inc. (MYBI). Cost is $100.
Crivitz girls knock out Kingsford in five innings
CRIVITZ — The Crivitz softball team rode a big first inning to a 14-4, five-inning smothering of Kingsford in non-conference play on Monday. The Lady Wolverines scored eight runs in the bottom of the first and never looked back, plating another three in the third to make it an 11-4 game before scoring insurance runs in the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings. Hattie Frievalt had two RBIs and...
Crivitz cruises past Cavaliers; Badgers ride big sixth inning past Wausaukee
Marinette and Oconto Conference Crivitz 17, STAA 0MARINETTE — Tegan Werner was locked in on the mound as the Crivitz baseball team clobbered Saint Thomas Aquinas Academy 17-0 on Monday. Werner tossed five innings of two-hit ball and helped his cause with the bat, driving in five runs on a two-for-two day at the dish. ...
Marinette girls light up the scoreboard but come up short against Mustangs
MARINETTE — The Marinette High School softball team remains winless on the young season despite a hot start at Kimberly Clark Field on Monday. The Marines put 13 runs on the board in the first inning but could not outslug North Eastern Conference foe Little Chute on the way to a 21-16 final score. The Mustangs plated four runs on three hits and a walk in the top of the...
Lady Bulldogs net shutout victory in home opener
PESHTIGO —The Peshtigo High School girls soccer team shutout Sturgeon Bay in its home opener on Monday. The Clippers controlled the ball for much of the first half, but Audra Bauman snuck a ball by Sturgeon Bay goalkeeper Isabella Jimenez Seyfer 15 minutes into the contest for what proved to be the game’s only goal. “That first home game is kind of nerve wracking,” Peshtigo coach Jessica Carriveau said, “but...
Marines crush Comets for first winning streak since 2022
MARINETTE — An ignominious streak came to an end for the Marinette baseball team on Monday, as the Marines flattened Waupaca 7-2 in North Eastern Conference action from Dale Minzlaff Field at Pedersen Ball Park. Monday’s victory marked the first time in nearly two years that Marinette had won back-to-back contests. The last time the Marines won consecutive games was April 19 and April 22 of 2022. Four days removed...
USS Constellation begins journey; keel laid at Marinette shipyard
MARINETTE — Sparks flew off the steel plate as a close crowd of dignitaries watched the initials of Melissa Braithwaite, the USS Constellation’s (FFG 62) sponsor, become welded into history. For those who hadn’t been to a keel-laying ceremony at Fincantieri Marinette Marine, that minute and a half of silent anticipation Friday became the moment that everything in the program came together. These welded initials, known as the laying of...
Hodge made you believe that a human being could fly
Editor’s note: The Menominee High School Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2024 induction ceremony takes place May 4 at the Pullman House in Menominee. Tickets are on sale at the Superintendent’s office at Blesch School and the Principal’s office at the high school for $35. Each week, the EagleHerald will spotlight one of the 12 inductees. This week’s feature is on Wade Hodge, Class of 1992. MENOMINEE — Wade Hodge is not Superman. ...
Pitching shines in wins for Coleman, Oconto baseball squads
Coleman 8, Wausaukee 0 WAUSAUKEE — Logan Lamine spun a web gem as the Coleman baseball team blanked Wausaukee 6-0 in Marinette and Oconto Conference action on Thursday. Lamine hurled a complete game shutout and gave up just one hit across seven innings of work, a single to Kayden Suennen. Lamine was otherwise unhittable, giving...
Marine girls still winless after dropping back-to-back contests
MARINETTE — The Marinette High School softball team dropped games at home against Oconto Falls on Thursday and at Fox Valley Lutheran on Friday. The Panthers topped the Marines 5-1 at Kimberly Clark Field while the Foxes scored a 10-5 victory on Friday. On Friday, the Panthers immediately had the Marines on the ropes. Oconto...
Bats stay hot for Lady Maroons in twinbill triumph over Patriots
MENOMINEE — Good times continue to roll for the Menominee softball team, as the Lady Maroons clobbered Westwood in Friday’s non-conference doubleheader. Menominee improved to 5-3 overall with Friday’s twinbill triumph. The Maroons have won four straight games. Runs were plentiful for both teams on Friday, with Menominee fending off the Patriots to notch a 16-10 victory in game one. ...
Marinette slips past Luxemburg-Casco for first NEC victory
MARINETTE — The Marinette baseball team picked up its first conference victory of the young season after nipping Luxemburg-Casco 3-2 at Dale Minzlaff Field at Pedersen Ball Park on Thursday. Marinette (1-3 North Eastern Conference, 2-4 overall) entered Thursday’s contest still stinging from a 13-7 loss at the hands of the Spartans (2-2 NEC, 3-2 overall) on Tuesday. The Marines jumped out to an early lead with a two-run outburst...
Marine boys capture third at 'Purple Power' Invitational
MARINETTE — The Marinette High School track and field team hosted the second Purple Power Invitational at Higley Stadium on Thursday. The Marines played host to squads from Kewaunee, Gladstone, Green Bay West and Suring. Kewaunee won both the boys and girls competitions while the Marinette boys and girls placed third and fifth, respectively. The...
Marine girls tie Waupaca in NEC opener
MARINETTE — North Eastern Conference play began with a bang for the Marinette girls soccer team on Thursday, as the Marines battled Waupaca to a 5-5 tie. Marinette (0-0-1 NEC, 1-0-1 overall) looked poised to run the Comets off the pitch early after Chloe Seymour and Josie Smerchek both pumped in goals to give the Marines a 2-0 lead less than three minutes into the first half. Waupaca (0-0-1 NEC,...
Menominee County Fair set for July
STEPHENSON — The musical headlining acts have been released for this year’s Menominee County Fair. The fair is July 18-July 21 at Shakey Lakes Park in Stephenson, Mich. This annual event offers an array of family-friendly entertainment, food and live music performances. There will also be animal and craft exhibits, a kids’ fishing tournament, truck and tractor pulls, a ladies’ day program, beer and wine tasting, and an escape room. ...
U.S. 41 construction begins Monday in Marinette County
MARINETTE — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Northeast Region reminds motorists construction begins Monday on 2.7 miles of U.S. 41 from Flame Road in the Town of Peshtigo to West Cleveland Avenue in the City of Marinette. The $3.41 million project is expected to finish in early July this year. Traffic impactsU.S. 41 will remain open during construction and reduced to one lane of traffic in each direction. • Temporary...
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