MARINETTE — NorthLakes Community Clinic’s new location in Marinette has opened, greatly enhancing the ability to break down barriers to wellness in the area. The new space is the former site of Sears on Cleveland Avenue. Services include behavioral health, chiropractic and limited dental services. “The providers and staff were ready for this move,” said clinic manager Lauryn Baranek. “We are excited to be able to have the space to offer dental and in-office behavioral health for our patients, complementing the chiropractic care we have...

MENOMINEE — The City of Menominee can’t issue any more marijuana licenses as of Tuesday, according to a judge. The city can’t take any further action consistent with its amended marijuana ordinance and must not further violate its Open Meetings Act while the state lawsuit is pending, said Judge Mary Barglind after issuing a preliminary injunction in 41st Circuit Court Tuesday. She ruled that the status of licenses would be...

MENOMINEE — The Menominee girls tennis team tuned up for the Great Northern Conference meet with a nail-biting 5-3 decision over Gladstone on Monday. The Maroons split their four singles matches and went 3-for-4 in doubles action to secure the victory and build momentum for today’s GNCs in Escanaba. “We needed this win to go into the GNCs with some confidence,” Menominee coach Nikki Mathieu said. “GNCs will be pretty...

Schedule subject to change Today’s eventsGirls tennis GNCs Menominee vs multiple schools at Escanaba, 9 a.m. Girls golf WIAA Regionals ...

PESHTIGO — It’s time to pamper that furry friend. K9 Basics, a new facility for day camp, boarding and obedience training at 951 Pine St., Peshtigo, has opened its doors under Matt Borths, a Marinette Police Department lieutenant and former K-9 officer with the city. The newly renovated facility opened about three weeks ago and houses up to 30 dogs. ...

Sharing the ice during NHL All-Star festivities and informal training skates and crossing paths at various Olympics over the past several years, some of the best men’s and women’s hockey players in the world got to talking. The state of the women’s game often came up. For much of that time, the conversation centered on the lack of what many hoped would be a sustainable women’s professional league and the struggles many players went through to make a living. The tone has changed for the...

STEPHENSON — After spending two weeks ranked No. 2 in the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association poll, the Stephenson girls volleyball team dropped one spot in the latest rankings released Tuesday. The Lady Eagles and Rudyard have been tied for the No. 2 spot in the past two editions of the UPSSA Division 4 volleyball poll, but this week’s edition has Stephenson ranked No. 3, while Rudyard claims sole possession of the No. 2 slot. ...

MENOMINEE — Iron Mountain is once again the top team in 11-player football according to the latest Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association poll released Tuesday. In fact, the top of the third UPSSA poll looks identical to the second, with No. 2 Menominee (5-0), No. 3 Kingsford (4-1) and No. 4 Negaunee (4-1) remaining idle. The Mountaineers took down West Iron County 49-0, Menominee crushed Houghton 56-0, Kingsford blew...

MENOMINEE — Spells, magic and the world of Harry Potter will descend on Henes Park this week as the 7th annual HP in Henes Park event comes alive for two enchanting nights on Thursday and Friday from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. The event promises to be bigger and “hopefully a little bit better” than ever before, said Sandy Bayerl, co-planner and founder of the concept. Registration is still open for...

MARINETTE — It may cost more for Marinette residents to dispose of certain items in the city dump. The Board of Public Works voted unanimously on Tuesday to recommend increased rates to the Common Council. Director of Public Works Brian Miller submitted a plan labeled “City Dump Junk Operations” and he spoke about the quandary the city faces regarding the dump, 2411 Cleveland Ave. “The last time the board recommended...

Schedule subject to change Today’s eventsGirls tennis Gladstone at Menominee, 3:30 p.m. Boys soccer Peshtigo at Green Bay NEW Lutheran/Providence Academy, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday’s eventsGirls...

MARQUETTE — Menominee’s Brady Badker collected a hole-in-one at Greywalls Golf Club on September 20 in Marquette. Badker, a member of Little League Country Club in Marinette, recorded a drive distance of 235 yards on Hole No. 15 at Greywalls.

MENOMINEE — The M&M Hornets 7th and 8th-grade football teams split their games this week. The 7th grade Hornets downed Escanaba 27-0 in two quarters, while the 8th grade squad stumbled against Esky 42-20. In the 7th grade game, Kiefer Chouinard picked up a 44-yard scoring run and tossed a 41-yard touchdown to Destin McDaniel. Jett Thonne (39 yards) and Mason Koshen (seven yards) both had rushing touchdowns for the Hornets. McDaniel snared a 24-yard touchdown pass from Brody Daigneau in the 8th grade game. Hornet of the Week — Jett Thonne Lineman of the Week — Jacob Counts 7th Grader of the Week — Destin McDaniel

Coleman 3, STAA 0 COLEMAN — The Coleman girls volleyball team dispatched Saint Thomas Aquinas Academy in straight sets 3-0 on Thursday. The Cougars cruised to a 25-9 victory in the opening set but the Cavalettes tightened the scores up in the ensuing two matches despite suffering losses of 25-16 and 25-23. Skylar Broderick tallied...

RAPID RIVER, Mich. — Stephenson’s Kayela Putnam captured her first career individual win at the 2023 Rapid River cross country invitational on Saturday. Putnam ran the fastest time in the girls’ race, breaking the finish line tape in 22:30.5, edging Manistique’s Maya Carlson (22:44.5) by 14 seconds to take first overall. “I couldn’t be more proud of her,” Stephenson coach Kate Kuntze said. “I thought she ran a smart, relaxed...

8-player Lena/STAA 48, Algoma 20 LENA — Ten plays was all the Lena/Saint Thomas Aquinas Academy football team needed to build a commanding first-half lead in a 48-20 Peninsula Conference victory on Friday. The Titans (5-0 Peninsula, 5-0 overall) ran 10 offensive snaps in the first half and turned them into 32 points. ...

MARINETTE — The Marinette/Peshtigo swimming team hosted Door County United for a Bay Conference meet on Thursday. Mary Mayhew turned in a pair of first-place finishing after swimming the fastest time in the 100-yard butterfly (1:10.11) and the 500-yard freestyle (6:10.88), both of which were personal-bests. The Marines set a total of 17 new personal-bests against DCU. ...

MARINETTE — The Oconto Falls girls volleyball team spoiled senior night for Marinette with a 3-0 sweep on Thursday. The Panthers won 25-16, 25-15 and 25-8. Oconto Falls jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the opening set before a block from Olivia Hanson and a pair of aces by Bry Torkko helped Marinette race ahead by three. ...

BONDUEL, Wis. — For the second straight season, the Marinette High School football team was unable to do much damage against Bonduel’s defense as the Bears came away with a 28-7 win in Packerland Conference play. With both squads entering with a 1-4 record, one team was going to claim a much-needed victory in Friday night’s tilt. Unfortunately for Marinette, the Marines were unable to solve Bonduel’s defense until late in the fourth quarter. ...

HOUGHTON, Mich. — Calumet’s moniker may be the Copper Kings, but the Menominee football team proved to be the true rulers of Copper Country after steamrolling Houghton 56-0 in Friday’s West-PAC Copper division contest. Friday was the third time Menominee made the trek to the Keweenaw Peninsula this season, and the Maroons returned home with convincing victories each time. Menominee dominated Hancock 46-6 on August 31 and hammered Calumet 44-0 on September 15. ...