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WWII diary brings local soldier’s legacy to life
MARINETTE — On Sept. 20, 1944, almost two years after he joined the Army, John “Jack” Anderson sat in a war-torn building playing the piano in Toulon, France. “Some of the hammers and keys were broken, but we fixed it up and it plays perfect,” Anderson said in his diary. His grandson, Jason Grom, recently brought his late grandfather’s World War II diaries to life in his book “A Soldier’s...
Marinette girls stumble to start new week
OCONTO FALLS — The Marinette High School softball team opened a five-game week with North Eastern Conference losses at Denmark on Monday and at Oconto Falls on Tuesday. Denmark (12-5, 11-3 NEC) took a run-shortened 12-2 win on Monday, while Oconto Falls (8-5, 8-4 NEC) rode a four-run second inning to a 5-2 win in Tuesday’s contest. The Marines fell to 2-9 on the season with the losses. ...
Nearly 600 people participate in the third annual Bellin Health Heart 5K Run/Walk
MARINETTE, Wis. (WFRV) – Officials with Bellin Health say nearly 600 people participated in the annual Bellin 5K Heart Run/Walk on Saturday in Marinette. According to a release, 597 people, aged from 1 to 95 years old, participated in the annual walk/run that supports heart-healthy activity for families. Bellin...
Hofherr makes run at Marine history
APPLETON, Wis. — The Marinette High School track and field posted several strong individual performances during a North Eastern Conference Pentangular meet at Fox Valley Lutheran High School on Tuesday. Sophomore sprinter Mason Hofherr was a breath away from knocking off a school record that has stood for 60 years. Don Beerbaum set the school mark in the 400m dash with a hand-timed mark of 50.85 seconds in 1964, making...
Baseball Pioneers Take Twin Bill From Blazers
Sevastopol’s baseball team won both games of Tuesday’s Packerland Conference home doubleheader against NEW Lutheran. In game one, Oliver Mathews hit a walk-off single that drove in two runs in the bottom of the seventh and lifted the Pioneers to a 6-5 victory. Sevastopol’s seven hits also included...
Resurfacing will continue on US 41
GREEN BAY — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Northeast Region weekly construction update includes resurfacing of U.S. 41 in Marinette County. The work will take place from Flame Road in the Town of Peshtigo to West Cleveland Avenue in the City of Marinette. That’s a length of 2.7 miles. The project began April 15 and will continue through July 7. Total cost is $3.41 million. ...
Menominee High School Athletic HOF ceremony sold out
MENOMINEE — The hottest ticket in the Twin Cities is the Menominee High School Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony. All 250 tickets to the Class of 2024 induction ceremony have sold out, with the final ticket getting snapped up early Monday morning. This year’s Menominee High School Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony takes place Saturday at the Pullman House in Menominee. Twelve inductees are being honored: Leonard J. Umnus, the 1929 “Point-a-Minute” Menominee Maroons football team, William and Benjamin Fernstrum, Dave Haglund, Bob Theuerkauf, Dr. Burnell Stripling, Mike Photenhauer, Pete Pericolosi, Gary Stewart, Wade Hodge, Jason Boucher and Ashley (Taccolini) Hansmann.
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