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Menominee sign moratorium sent to committee
MENOMINEE — The Menominee City Council last week voted 6-2 to send a sign ordinance back to the Judicial & Legislative/Personnel & Labor Committee (JL/PL). Council members Bill Plemel and Donna Marineau voted no, while Josh Jones was excused. City Manager Brett Botbyl said he was directed to revamp the city’s sign ordinance. He suggested a six-month moratorium on signs to give the matter time to run through all the proper committees, as well as create a buffer zone if there was a delay in...
Happy Finds: Local mental health therapist turns hobby into thrifting business
MENOMINEE — We all have a friend who can pull off any outfit. Megan Nemetz, owner of Happy Finds, is trying to make everyone that friend by using secondhand stores to score the perfect “happy find” for her customers. “When you take it away from the thrift shop and you look at it — it’s beautiful,” Nemetz said. ...
Fincantieri Marinette Marine awarded new Navy contract
MARINETTE, Wis. (WBAY) - The Department of Defense has awarded another major ship-building contract to Fincantieri Marinette Marine. It’s been tasked with building two additional constellation-class frigates in a contract valued at over one billion dollars. The first constellation-class contract was awarded to Marinette Marine in April 2020, that lead ship is still under construction.
Menominee museum celebrates county judge, Katherine Laughton, in summer exhibit
MENOMINEE — When driving down 10th Avenue to 1st Street in Menominee, picture a judge walking down the sidewalk, complete with their robes. That’s what residents sometimes saw as Judge Katherine Marion Stiles Laughton walked home from the courthouse on her lunch break — her home now known as Spirit House. She served as Menominee County’s probate judge, was elected in 1936, and became a juvenile court judge. ...
Expanding opportunities for early education: Menominee County ISD to operate Great Start Readiness Program at Central Elementary School
MENOMINEE — The Menominee County Intermediate School District (ISD) has announced the expansion of early education services in partnership with Menominee Area Public Schools (MAPS). As part of an initiative to enhance access to quality pre-kindergarten education, the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) will now be operated out of the Central Elementary School building with more classrooms dedicated to preschool. This development comes as Central Elementary School prepares to close its doors and merge with Blesch Intermediate to form the newly renamed Menominee Elementary School....
Maroon girls clip Eagles' wings in twinbill triumph
MENOMINEE — The Menominee High School softball team ran its winning streak up to six games with a doubleheader sweep of Stephenson on Friday. Menominee’s offense continued to swing the lumber in game one, as the Maroons pelted the Eagles with 14 hits, half of which went for extra bases, to record a 13-3 victory. Game two saw the Maroons feast on a buffet of walks, 21 of them to...
Maroons collect three Great Northern Conference track titles
MENOMINEE — There are only three things certain in life: Death, taxes and the Menominee girls’ 4x400 relay team taking first place. Fran Mellinger Track at Menominee High School played host to the Great Northern Conference track and field championships on Thursday, and Gianna Coduti, Lexi Marineau, Emily Schuettpeltz and Erin Schuettpeltz continued their dominance in the 1,600-meter relay. The Menominee quartet won the event in 4:22.72, the fifth time...
Crivitz Area Woman’s Club hosts Girls’ Night Out for charity
PESHTIGO, Wis. (WFRV) – There was a remarkable display of women supporting women at the annual “Girls Night Out” fundraiser with the Critivitz Area Woman’s Club. Hundreds of women packed the Embers 1871 Supper Club for food, drink, and the chance of winning a variety of prizes or walking away with the winning bid for their favorite gift basket.
Peshtigo nabs two State qualifiers at track Sectionals
COLBY, Wis. — The Marinette and Peshtigo High School track and field teams sent numerous athletes to compete at the WIAA Division 2 Sectional meet in Colby on Thursday, and the Bulldogs recorded two qualifications for the WIAA State Championships in La Crosse, Wis. The top-four finishers in each event earned a qualification for the State meet. Peshtigo senior Christina Powers reached the finals in the girls shot put and...
STAA, Coleman and Oconto advance to Regional semifinals
The opening round of the WIAA Regional baseball playoffs began Thursday, with several area teams in action. Who advanced to the Regional semifinals and who’s officially on summer vacation? Read on to find out. Division 3 No. 5 Coleman 7 — No. 12 Tomahawk 4 ...
Northern Wisconsin park reopens after years of advocacy by residents
When the U.S. government closed Green Lake Park in 2015 citing budget cuts, nearby residents lost access to a local park, the lake within it and a historically protected structure. In the Town of Mountain, in Oconto County, the park had been a staple for over 80 years, said Brenda...
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