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City of Marinette makes an offer on armory property
MARINETTE — The city of Marinette has made an offer on the National Guard Armory. Mayor Steve Genisot said the Common Council discussed the matter in closed session last Tuesday. It decided to make an offer of $400,000. The armory property, 2000 Mary St., has an asking price of a little more than $500,000. Genisot has publicly stated he believes that the price is too high. In contrast, the former...
Boys' Regionals: Peshtigo, Crivitz, Gillett and Niagara all suffer playoff losses
Area boys basketball teams wrapped up the Regional round of the WIAA playoffs over the weekend. Who took home Regional titles and who had their season come to a halt? Read ahead to find out. Division 3 No. 2 Southern Door 74, No. 7 Peshtigo 47BRUSSELS, Wis. — Five double-digit scorers helped the Southern Door...
Lena girls take home Sectional title, punch their ticket to State tournament
ANTIGO — The Lena girls basketball team is State-tournament bound after the No.1-seeded Wildcats took down No. 2 Pittsville 66-57 to capture the WIAA Division 5 Sectional championship on Saturday in Antigo. The Wildcats join No. 1 Clear Lake, No. 1 Argyle/Pecatonica and No. 1 Albany/Monticello as the final four teams left standing in Division 5. Lena (27-2) grabbed a five-point cushion at halftime and never looked back, outscoring Pittsville...
Ashwaubenon assails Marine boys in District semifinals
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. — Fresh off of a thrilling one-point victory over West Bend East, the Marinette boys basketball team aimed to keep its season alive in the semifinals of the WIAA Division 2 Regional playoffs. Instead, the No.8-seeded Marines ran into the buzzsaw that is Ashwaubenon, as the No. 1-seeded Jaguars mauled Marinette 85-32 on Friday. Marinette finishes the 2023-24 season with an overall record of 5-21, a five-win improvement...
L.E. Jones honors WWII vet, former employee
MENOMINEE — “There are special moments for a family, for a company and for a community that tend to stand out... and this is one of them,” said David Doll, CEO of L. E. Jones Co. Employees, retirees, board members, local elected officials and family members came together Feb. 23 L. E. Jones’ R&D Technology Center to honor the life and legacy of Robert “Bob” Salzman. “It would be an understatement to say that Bob led a life well lived when you look at all...
Three-peat: Maroons outlast Iron Mountain to capture third straight District title
MENOMINEE — Electricity coursed through a packed Menominee High School gym on Friday, as a raucous crowd gathered to watch the Menominee and Iron Mountain boys basketball teams lock horns for the MHSAA District 66 Championship for the fourth time in as many seasons. And for the third consecutive season, the Maroons are District champions after Menominee sent the Mountaineers packing with a 51-49 victory. Iron Mountain ends the season...
Three-peat: Maroons outlast Iron Mountain to capture third straight District title
MENOMINEE — Electricity coursed through a packed Menominee High School gym on Friday, as a raucous crowd gathered to watch the Menominee and Iron Mountain boys basketball teams lock horns for the MHSAA District 66 Championship for the fourth time in as many seasons. And for the third consecutive season, the Maroons are District champions after Menominee sent the Mountaineers packing with a 51-49 victory. Iron Mountain ends the season...
Thomson shines as Lena girls advance to Sectional championship game
GREEN BAY — Madilyn Thomson’s torrid playoff scoring continued to be a boon for the No.1-seeded Lena girls basketball team on Thursday, as the Wildcats overcame a six-point halftime deficit to snip No. 3 Wabeno/Laona 48-43 in the semifinals of the WIAA Division 5 Sectionals at Green Bay Southwest High School. Thomson entered Thursday’s contest averaging 19.6 points through Lena’s first three playoff games, and the Wildcats needed every ounce of the sophomore forward’s scoring prowess against the Rebels. ...
Peshtigo kindergarteners celebrate 100th day
PESHTIGO — Every year, Peshtigo kindergarten students celebrate their 100th school day. “The 100th day is definitely a day full of celebration,” kindergarten teacher Laurie Dura said. “It is full of activities all day long that revolve around the theme of the special number, 100. We’re teaching all day and covering the standards we need to cover, all while we’re having a lot of fun. I really look forward to our 100th day of kindergarten” ...
Gov. Evers and Peshtigo clash over PFAS bill
PESHTIGO — The Town of Peshtigo Board of Supervisors wants Gov. Tony Evers to sign a bill concerning PFAS. They don’t want to be blamed if he doesn’t, an official said. “Don’t hold the Town of Peshtigo accountable for not signing it,” said Chairperson Jennifer Friday. Ping. ...
Marinette remains 'a player' in campus property
MARINETTE — Marinette County Administrator John Lefebvre wants to give the UW-Green Bay, Marinette Campus property to the City of Marinette, with stipulations. The city isn’t prepared for that to happen, according to Mayor Steve Genisot. UWGB recently announced that it will suspend all in-class learning in Marinette at the end of the current semester. That decision has triggered discussions on what will happen with the county-owned property. A listening session took place last week at the Herbert L. Williams Theatre. More than 15 people...
Hoffman says cannabis lawsuits will soon be in the past
MENOMINEE — Menominee Mayor Casey Hoffman said cannabis lawsuits in the city will soon be in the past. “Within my first 60 days as mayor, the Menominee City Council has forced Rize and The Fire Station to sign settlement language in their license agreements which will end the vast majority of litigation facing our city,” Hoffman said on Wednesday. “That’s a big move. That’s pretty impressive.” He said Rize and...
Maroon boys move on to District championship after mauling Modeltowners
MENOMINEE — Three was the magic number for the Menominee boys basketball team in Wednesday’s District 66 semifinal playoff game against Gwinn, as the Maroons made mincemeat out of the Modeltowners 64-38. Menominee (17-6) hit 11 3-pointers and converted two successful and-1 opportunities, which gave the Maroons more points off three-point plays (39) than Gwinn mustered all night. Wednesday’s victory punches Menominee’s ticket to its fourth straight District championship game...
Second-half rally sends Marinette boys to Regional semifinals
MARINETTE — Fans at P.F. Neverman Gymnasium were treated to a WIAA playoff victory Tuesday evening. The eighth-seeded Marinette High School boys basketball team hosted ninth-seeded West Bend East in a WIAA Regional contest. After trailing by as many as ten points in the second half, the Marines stormed back to claim a 61-60 win. “I’m proud of our guys for digging deep and getting it done at the end,”...
Peshtigo, Oconto Niagara and Gillett advance to boys' Regional semifinals
Tuesday marked the beginning of the WIAA boys basketball playoffs, and ten area teams took the court for Regional quarterfinal action. Who advanced to tonight’s semifinals and who had their season come to an end? Read ahead to find out. Division 3 No. 7 Peshtigo 55-No. 10 Oconto Falls 49PESHTIGO — The Peshtigo boys basketball...
Area high school sporting events (Feb. 28-29)
Schedule subject to change Today’s eventsBoys basketball MHSAA Districts Gwinn at Menominee, 6 p.m. Thursday’s eventsGirls basketball Norway at Stephenson, 5 p.m. Mid-Pen at Carney-Nadeau, 6 p.m. WIAA Sectionals Lena vs Wabeno/Laona at Green Bay Southwest, 7 p.m.
Axtell scores 1,000th career point as Maroon girls throttle Carney-Nadeau
CARNEY — Only four girls in the history of Menominee High School basketball have reached the 1,000-point milestone. With 8.2 seconds remaining in the third quarter of Tuesday’s season finale against Carney-Nadeau, Anna Axtell became the fifth. Axtell’s breakaway layup put Menominee on top 41-33 and vaulted the senior guard into the record books, as the Maroons cruised past the Wolves with a strong closing stretch to notch a 57-39...
Marinette County loses Senator Wimberger as new maps alter political landscape
MARINETTE — Marinette and Peshtigo residents will be saying goodbye to Republican Sen. Eric Wimberger next year after Gov. Tony Evers signed new legislative maps into law last week. Folks in Marinette County will belong to the 12th District starting in 2025, currently led by Republican Sen. Mary Felzkowski. They previously belonged to the 30th District. The 12th District is now 65.4% Republican, whereas the 30th District was 57.2% Republican,...
M&M Medical Transport program fills a need
MARINETTE — Senior citizens in the cities of Marinette and Menominee have another option to get to and from their medical appointments. Marinette County Elderly Services (MCES), a nonprofit organization, launched the Marinette/Menominee Medical Transport program on Jan. 5. The one-year pilot program is funded by a grant of a little more than $14,000 from the Provident Health Foundation. People need to register for a ride at MCES at least...
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