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Hanson's heroics help Marines overcome Wrightstown
MARINETTE — The Marinette High School baseball team won a wild one with Wrightstown at Pedersen Ballpark on Tuesday. The Marines trailed by as many 11 runs before storming back for a 15-14 walk-off victory. On a day in which every Marine batter collected at least one hit, Weston Hanson shined, going 3-for-4 at the plate with a double and five runs batted in. ...
Wisconsin man gets 15 year prison sentence for 2022 building fire that killed 2 people
STURGEON BAY, Wis. (AP) — A man convicted of reckless homicide for starting a 2022 fire that killed two people when it destroyed a Wisconsin building housing a bar and rented rooms has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. A judge also sentenced Anthony Gonzalez, 60, on Friday...
Forest Service reopen recreation sites and trails
RHINELANDER — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has terminated a closure order of national park recreation areas and trails that was in place since the large windstorm of July 2019 impacted portions of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, according to a May 9 press release. All recreation areas, trails, and roads that were closed due to the storm are now open. The windstorm left many roads and trails covered in downed trees and standing hazardous trees in many areas of the southeastern portion of...
UW-Green Bay: Marinette Campus hosts youth theatre workshop in June
Green Bay, WI — The UW-Green Bay, Marinette Campus will be buzzing with creative energy at the Youth Theatre Workshop on Monday-Friday, June 17-21, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. for students aged 8-17 at Herbert L Williams Theatre. Spots are still available for kids to participate – registration can be found here.
New director of organization behind Door County Granary aims to bring vision, direction
STURGEON BAY - The new executive director of the Sturgeon Bay Historical Society Foundation plans to use his 30 years of experience working with museums to bring direction and vision to the organization behind the Door County Granary project. Michael Telzrow comes to the historical society from Heritage Hill State...
Birdfest combines lifelong passion and friendship this weekend
PESHTIGO — For someone who’s traveled to South America, Central America and Europe to see birds, it’s surprising to hear Joan Campbell, a long-time member of the Pond Road Birders, say that this area is also a boon for the feathered friends. “Every time I go on a walk, I learn something new,” Campbell said. Join the Pond Road Birders for their 11th annual Birdfest from 8 to 11 a.m....
Boys Baseball: Vikings Pummel Pioneers
The second game of a Packerland Conference baseball doubleheader suspended by darkness in early April with Gibraltar/Washington Island leading 5-0 after three innings was completed Tuesday when Vikings won at home over Sevastopol, 13-1. The Pioneers plated their only run in the fourth inning when Tyler Grooters reached base on...
Menominee man gets prison time for threats over government assistance process
MENOMINEE, Mich. (WJMN) — A Menominee man will spend years in prison after making threats over the phone to a state employee, according to the Menominee County Prosecuting Attorney. In a Monday release, Menominee Prosecutor Jeff Rogg told Local 3 that Asher Allan McNeil had been sentenced to three to five years in prison last […]
Offense goes AWOL in Maroons loss to Oconto
MENOMINEE — For the second straight game, a lack of run support doomed the Menominee High School baseball team, as Oconto posted a 8-0 shutout over the Maroons on Monday at Spies Field. Coming off a 10-0 loss to Escanaba four days prior that saw the Maroons muster only two base hits, Menominee was once again limited to just a pair of base knocks by Blue Devils hurler Riley Susa. ...
Marine girls blank Lady Bulldogs
MARINETTE — Bay Cities bragging rights belong to the Marinette girls soccer team after the Marines handed Peshtigo its first loss of the season with a 2-0 victory on Saturday. Peshtigo falls to 7-1-3 overall while Marinette improves to 8-3-1. Neither school was able to break through offensively as defense ruled the first half, with Lady Bulldog goalie Lucy Lemire and Marinette keeper Lacy Carviou both pitching shutouts in the...
Girls Softball: Pioneers Seeded No. 3 in D5
Sevastopol’s softball team has received a No. 3 in the WIAA Division 5 tournament and will host its regional semifinal May 21 at 5 pm against No. 6-seeded NEW Lutheran. The winner advances to the regional championship game May 23 against the semifinal winner between No. 2-seeded Almond-Bancroft and No. 7-seeded Tigerton, with the highest remaining seed hosting the title game.
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