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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 […]
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.
Marinette students install duck houses along Menominee River
MARINETTE — Honoring the earth was on the minds of Marinette Middle School (MMS) technical education students this week as they installed wood duck houses along the Menominee River and Menekaunee Harbor. Students in Josh Greetan’s class created 10 wood duck houses, each laser engraved with a number and the project identifier. Scott Macintyre’s high school welding class created the mounting brackets. The entrance holes for the wood ducks were cut using a CNC router programmed by Paul Okray. ...
DNR to spray for spongy moths at Big Foot Beach State Park in Lake Geneva
LAKE GENEVA — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has finalized aerial spray plans for its 2024 Spongy Moth Suppression Program, with maps for the six selected treatment areas available online. In Walworth County: 124 acres at Big Foot Beach State Park and 49 acres at Kettle Moraine...
Baseball Vikings Split Twin Bill With Clippers
Gibraltar/Washington Island hosted Sturgeon Bay on Tuesday for a Packerland Conference baseball doubleheader at Billerbeck Field, where both teams won one game apiece. In game one, the Vikings scored twice in the bottom of the fifth to break the tie and defeated the Clippers, 3-1. Bennett Isaacson-Krueger accounted for two...
Boys Baseball: Eagles Sweep Bulldogs
Southern Door’s baseball team hosted Peshtigo on Tuesday when the Eagles won both games of the Packerland Conference doubleheader. In game one, Southern Door broke a scoreless tie with seven runs on six hits in the fourth inning and went on to shut out the Bulldogs, 9-0. The Eagles’...
Hampton Inn Seeks to Build at Former Cobblestone Site
The City of Sturgeon Bay is considering a new chain hotel proposal for the site at the corner of Egg Harbor Road and North 12th Avenue. Hampton Inn aims to build an 80-room hotel on the site that was previously targeted by Cobblestone Hotels. After failing to reach a purchase...
Second-half surge lifts Sheboygan Falls past Marinette
MARINETTE — Sheboygan Falls kept a red-hot Marinette offense under wraps as the Falcons clipped the Lady Marines’ girls soccer team 4-1 in non-conference play on Tuesday. Marinette entered Tuesday’s contest having scored 20 goals over its past three games but Sheboygan Falls (4-1 Eastern Wisconsin Conference, 7-2 overall) managed to bog down the Marines’ offense by keeping Sierra Schreiner, who had collected 14 goals over that three-game span, off the scoreboard. ...
Marineau ties for first at Gladstone GNC meet
GLADSTONE — The Menominee High School golf team traveled north to compete in Monday’s Great Northern Conference nine-hole meet at Gladstone Golf Club in Gladstone. The Maroons finished fourth overall in the team standings in both the boys and girls’ competitions, with the Lady Maroons carding a combined 226, while the Menominee boys wrapped up their afternoon with a combined 170. Escanaba won the boys’ match with a score of...
Girls Softball: Pioneers Sweep Blue Devils
Sevastopol’s softball team traveled Friday to Oconto, where the Pioneers swept their Packerland Conference doubleheader against the Blue Devils. In game one, Sevastopol pounded out 15 hits, including three home runs, and defeated Oconto, 15-3. The Pioneers’ Naomi Rikkola batted 3-4 with a double, triple and home run with...
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