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Breakfast will be served at Anderson Farm
PORTERFIELD — Mark and Connie Anderson first hosted a Marinette County Breakfast on the Farm in 2015. There’s a simple reason why they wanted to host the annual event again this year — well, actually seven reasons. “Our grandchildren were very young at the time (of the 2015 event), and they wanted to do it again,” Mark Anderson said, noting that they have seven grandchildren between the ages of 7 and 13. ...
LABOR LIFELINE: Marinette’s role in the fight against maternity deserts
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first part in a series on maternal care in the area. Part 1 examines the developing problem of maternity deserts and the role of Aurora Medical Center — Bay Area in Marinette. MARINETTE — Kiersten Dubois, of Stephenson, Michigan, knew that she didn’t want to gamble with a 30-minute drive to the hospital when in labor with her fourth child. She delivered her other babies...
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Summer officially arrives in TIMESLand on Thursday, June 20, but we’ve already had some pretty hefty advance servings of the season. Was in the 90s on Monday and Tuesday, and a few times before that already this year. Definitely time to hit the wonderful beaches scattered on lakes, rivers and streams all over our beautiful north country area.
Mar-Oco Landfill panel eyes expansion
MARINETTE — The Mar-Oco Landfill on Schaefer Road near Crivitz has been in operation for more than 40 years. While there’s still some life left, a Marinette County official, likely most knowledgeable on the site, says now is the time to look to the future. “We have come to an end as to what is approved through the DNR as our footprint for this landfill,” Mar-Oco Waste Facilities Manager Paul Klose said Friday at the Mar-Oco Landfill Committee meeting. “We need to start thinking, ‘What...
UW dialogue spurs ideas for Marinette County
MARINETTE — A meeting that initially lacked updates on the developments at the University of Wisconsin — Green Bay, Marinette Campus, evolved into a series of discussions. The Marinette County Infrastructure Committee met last Wednesday to discuss any updated business on the property. It suspended its standard rules to have an open discussion with the 25 people in the audience. County Administrator John Lefebvre said the purpose of the discussion...
Marinette and Oconto NAMI informational meeting set
MARINETTE — Marinette and Oconto Counties are coming together to hold an informational meeting from 10 to 11:30 a.m. June 27 on starting a NAMI affiliate in the two counties. NAMI is the National Alliance for Mental Illness which provides support, education, awareness and advocacy on mental illness. A...
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