Marinette’s Main Street to Get More Beautification

The City of Marinette’s Main Street will have more landscaping and streetscaping features when an extensive reconstruction project is completed in the fall. City Engineer Brian Miller and Municipal Engineer Peter Kolaszewski of Ayres Associates made the recommendations to the Marinette City Council at a meeting on Monday, April 14. The additional features were made possible when bids for the project came in at a lower price than expected. 

The new features include about 20 decorative pedestrian lights between Ely and Stanton Streets, t...
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Malke is Peshtigo’s First Woman Mayor

After completing old business at the Peshtigo City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 15, outgoing Mayor Al Krizenesky handed over the gavel to Cathi Malke, who then officially became the first woman in City of Peshtigo history to be seated as mayor.

“I wish your mother was still alive,” Krizenesky told Malke as he welcomed her to the seat he was vacating. “She had such a great interest in politics. I know she would have been so proud of you. The city still has many problems, but I’m sure you’ll handle them well.”

With those wor...
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Schroeder, Just Again To Lead County Board

Tuesday, April 15, was a long day for Marinette County Board, starting at 9 a.m. with swearing in of all supervisors for new 2-year terms and ending nearly six and a half hours later. Actions included some changes to rules of order, a decision on the contentious County BB/Shore Drive issue that was mostly in accord with what residents have been asking for, and delay of action on a request from Bay Area Medical Center for some changes to Articles of Incorporation and Rules of Order that Hospital CEO Ed Harding said are necessary to implement th...
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BB Residents Keep Yards, Get 2-Foot Bike/Hike Paths

The long festering dispute over the reconstruction/ resurfacing of 5.72 miles of County BB (Shore Drive) in the Town of Peshtigo appears to be settled. Residents will keep their lawns, trees, fences and the historic Bird Arch that were considered encroachments will not need to be moved, which would have been required if the reconstruction used the 66-foot right of way in the plan favored by a narrow majority of the Marinette County Highway Committee.

There will be a 2-foot paved path along the shoulder for biking and hiking instead of ...
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SAVE 10

Sunday evening, April 13, 10 persons consisting of a woman, six men, three children and two dogs, from four fishing boats were rescued from the Menominee River near Marinette Marine by rescue crews from the fire departments of Marinette and Menominee, Mich. The call was received at 6:32 p.m. Rescue workers help several of the stranded persons safely to shore. After transferring some of the persons to safety aboard rescue boats, they were transported safely to shore. The boats were caught in rising waters and swift currents when the ice upriver ...
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