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Lena/STAA girls finish second at Oconto Falls Invitational
OCONTO FALLS — Several area schools were on hand at Thursday’s Oconto Falls Invitational. Eleven schools gathered for the annual competition. The homestanding Panthers topped Kewaunee for the top spot in the girls competition with 185 points, while the Kewaunee boys won with 155 points. Lena/Saint Thomas Aquinas Academy finished third in the girls competition with 91 points while Marinette (55.5) was fifth and Coleman (35) was seventh. ...
Marinette man faces sentencing for meth, THC, firearms possession
MARINETTE — A Marinette man faces sentencing after being convicted of possessing meth, THC, drug paraphernalia, an illegally obtained prescription (as a party to the crime) and maintaining a drug trafficking place. Russell DeCamp was convicted on April 11 by Marinette County District Attorney DeShea Morrow on all 10 counts after a two-day jury trial in Marinette County Circuit Court. DeCamp was also convicted of being a felon possessing a firearm and obstructing an officer. Judge Jane M. Sequin entered the jury’s verdicts and also found that DeCamp was a repeat offender and a second and subsequent drug offender. Sentencing is scheduled for June 17. The district attorney’s office expressed thanks to the Marinette County Sheriff’s Office, the Marinette Police Department and the Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory for their assistance with the case.
Cougars push past Wolverines for season sweep
COLEMAN — Fourth-inning magic conjured up by the Coleman High School baseball team gave the Cougars a 5-3 triumph over Crivitz in Marinette and Oconto Conference action on Friday. Friday’s win secures Coleman’s season sweep of the Wolverines and gives the Cougars a two-game lead over Crivitz in the race for the M&O Conference championship. Down 3-1 entering the bottom of the fourth, the Cougars strapped on their rally caps...
2 UP cities named to ‘Tree City USA’ list
NEGAUNEE & MENOMINEE, Mich. (WLUC) - Two Upper Peninsula communities are now certified as a “Tree City USA.”. Negaunee and Menominee join a growing list of communities nationwide to be awarded this distinction. To be named a “Tree City USA,” certain ordinances and care requirements exist for public trees...
The Boys’ Burger Company updates fast-food classics in restaurant launch
MENOMINEE — There’s a new burger in town. The owners of The Boys’ Burger Company in Menominee are serving up fast-food-style burgers on U.S. 41 in the former A&W building, 3730 10th St., Menominee. The brains behind the business, Rodney Kaufman, owner and partner, and Kris Smith, owner and general manager, live in Marinette. Smith...
Judge chastises lawyers in Menominee marijuana lawsuit for ‘gamesmanship’
MENOMINEE, Mich. (WJMN) — The judge who has overseen what has become years of lawsuits over marijuana policy in the City of Menominee asked for a change of approach from the near-dozen lawyers involved in the case. In the current lawsuit, dispensaries Rize U.P. and The Fire Station (and Adam Michaud, with a defeated ballot […]
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