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Menominee woman sentenced to concurrent prison terms
MENOMINEE — Terry Lee Kortz, 37, Menominee, was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of 14 months to four years and 14 months to five years, following her sentencing on convictions for financial transaction device illegal use and jails — prisoner possessing contraband, announced Menominee County Prosecuting Attorney Jeffrey T. Rogg. The prison sentences were handed down Friday, by Judge Christopher S. Ninomiya, in the 41st Circuit Court. According to court documents and information presented in open court, Kortz took a credit card inadvertently left at a cash register and immediately tried to spend over $500 in online purchases and other things using that card. In the second case, police officers searched Kortz’s vehicle and located a meth pipe, syringes, burnt spoons, a bag with methamphetamine and a suboxone pill, as well as a large Ziplock with multiple gem bags of meth and a magnet box known to transport drugs. At the jail, Kortz was put through a body scanner, where a foreign object was observed. Kortz lied until a strip search and then gave up more methamphetamine from her within her body. After Kortz was convicted by plea, she failed to show up for sentencing in August 2026. “Ms. Kortz
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Menominee couple charged following drug investigation
MENOMINEE — Menominee County Prosecuting Attorney Jeffrey T. Rogg announced that he has charged Mason Thomas Berden, 25 and Kirstie Anna Paris, 28, both of Menominee, with possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, a felony punishable by up to 20 Years and/or $25.000, and felony firearm, a felony carrying a penalty of two years consecutively with and preceding any term of imprisonment imposed for the underlying felony conviction. Rogg further noted the investigation remains active and that additional criminal charges are expected to be filed. According to court documents and information presented in open court, the charges stem from an investigation conducted overnight on Nov. 4 and Nov. 5 by UPSET Detectives, who conducted a traffic stop on a maroon van near the intersection of North Shore Drive and 48th Avenue in the City of Menominee. During the traffic stop. Menominee Police Department (MPD) officers identified the driver of the vehicle as Paris, and the front seat passenger as Berden, who was arrested on the valid felony warrant. An MPD Officer deployed his K-9 partner, who located 48.44 grams of methamphetamine, a separate quantity of 6.14 grams of methamphetamine, 36.82 grams of psilocybin, 34.86 grams of marijuana, a digital scale
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Bonduel State Bank Begins $3 Million Expansion and Renovation
BONDUEL, WI – Bonduel State Bank has started a major expansion and renovation project valued at more than $3 million. Bank officials and community members gathered October 23 to mark the beginning of the project, which will update the drive-thru, add office space and bathrooms, and improve the employee break area.