BPM, Inc. Advances Plans For Water Resource Recovery Facility

BPM, Inc. General Manager Jim Koronkiewicz informed the City of Peshtigo's Water and Sewer Committee on Tuesday, Aug. 13 that plans are moving forward rapidly for construction of the paper mill's new on-site water resource recovery facility off West Front Street between the railroad tracks and the Peshtigo River.

Once completed, the mill's use of the city owned wastewater treatment facilities will be greatly reduced, as will its water and sewer bills.

Koronkiewicz said on Friday, Aug. 8 he and other BPM, Inc. people ...
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Pelkin's Piggly Wiggly Is Robbed Saturday

Marinette County Sheriff Jerry Sauve, reported that Marinette County Dispatch received a call at 6:13 p.m. on Saturday, August 10 that an armed robbery occured at Pelkin's Piggly Wiggly in Coleman. A male suspect threatened to use a firearm and left the store with stolen cash.

The male suspect is described as a tall white male wearing a Milwaukee Brewers baseball hat, long sleeve shirt, dark pants and grey shoes. Photos of the suspect were captured by the store security system. The initial investigation reveals that the suspect lef...
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Michigan Judge Hears Evidence On Back 40 Mine Permit Appeals

Presentation of evidence before Administrative Law Judge Dan Pulter in a contested case hearing in Lansing, Mich. involving Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issuance of wetlands permits for the controversial Back 40 mine may conclude today (Wednesday, Aug. 14), according to Dale Burrie, spokesman for the local Coalition to SAVE the Menominee River, which is a party to the appeal.

Burrie owns property on the Wisconsin side of the Menominee River, near the area where Aquila plans to develop its mine on the Michigan side....
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Town Seeks Legislator Help On Camp Five Culvert Issues

Replacement of the culvert "bridge" on Camp Five Road continues to be a problem for the Town of Middle Inlet due to some relatively new requirements by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources that will add greatly to the cost of the project and the time required to get it done. A major problem is that getting it done as the DNR requires will require closing the road entirely for two days, with no alternative route for ingress and egress.

This would leave residents with no access by emergency vehicles for two days, a risk that Town...
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Couple is Lena Dairy Fest Parade Grand Marshals

The Lena Lions Club selected Dick and Dolly Gilles as parade marshals for the Lena Dairy Fest Parade which will be held on Saturday, Sept. 7. The parade will begin at 10:30 A.M. on the west end of the village and end at St. Anne Church where many events will take place on the parish grounds.

Gilles is the son of Francis, Sr. and Susan Gilles, and his wife is the former Dolly shallow, the daughter of Oliver, Sr. and Gladys Shallow. They grew up neighbors, attended Pershing Grade School and graduated from Lena High School. They are the pa...
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Issue Date	Department	Headline
08-15-2019	Front Page	BPM, Inc. Advances Plans For Water Resource Recovery Facility
08-15-2019	Front Page	Pelkin's Piggly Wiggly Is Robbed Saturday
08-15-2019	Front Page	Michigan Judge Hears Evidence On Back 40 Mine Permit Appeals
08-15-2019	Front Page	Town Seeks Legislator Help On Camp Five Culvert Issues
08-15-2019	Front Page	Couple is Lena Dairy Fest Parade Grand Marshals
08-08-2019	Front Page	Peshtigo Okays Dismissal Of Parks And Rec Director
08-08-2019	Front Page	Strong Thunder Storm Rips Through Peshtigo
08-08-2019	Front Page	Speakers Scold Mayor For Personnel Handling
08-08-2019	Front Page	Peshtigo Sets 5-Year Plan For Street Improvements
08-08-2019	Front Page	Ryan Philipps Charged With Attempted Murder
07-31-2019	Front Page
07-31-2019	Front Page	County Agrees to Keep ATV/UTV Routes Open
07-31-2019	Front Page	County Board Takes No Action On Twin Bridge Beach
07-31-2019	Front Page	Plea Agreement In Pembine Homicide
07-31-2019	Front Page	Jane Kopish Sequin Candidate for Judge
07-25-2019	Front Page
07-25-2019	Front Page	Weekend Storms Wreak Havoc In Area
07-25-2019	Front Page	Huge Lena Off Road Race Weekend Starts On Friday
07-25-2019	Front Page	TAD Drug Court To Celebrate 5th Anniversary In September
07-25-2019	Front Page	FAA Honors Fetterly For 50-Year Safe Flying Record
07-18-2019	Front Page	BPM Inc. Going Forward With Plans For Wastewater Plant
07-18-2019	Front Page	Peshtigo School Board Accepts Resignations and Donations
07-18-2019	Front Page	Gun Range Safety Topic Town of Peshtigo Board
07-18-2019	Front Page	Man Killed in ATV Crash Near Walsh
07-11-2019	Front Page	Crivitz Food Pantry Golf Outing Raises $10,000
07-11-2019	Front Page	County May Ask Legislators For Help With DNR Permits
07-11-2019	Front Page	No Grass Clippings In Peshtigo Streets
07-11-2019	Front Page	Marinette Council Refers Dog Issue Back To Parks
07-11-2019	Front Page	Green Bay Man Drowns After Falling From Raft
07-03-2019	Front Page	Peshtigo Gets Results Of PFAS/PFOS Sludge Tests
07-03-2019	Front Page	City Committee Discusses Drones, Vaping Concerns
07-03-2019	Front Page	Marinette County Breakfast On The Farm Serves Over 4,300
07-03-2019	Front Page	Chief Judge James Morrison to Chair Committee of Chief Judges
06-27-2019	Front Page
06-27-2019	Front Page	Marinette County Breakfast on the Farm is June 30th
06-27-2019	Front Page	County Selects Architect For Ella Court Renovation
06-27-2019	Front Page	McClintock Park Murder Suspect To Face Trial
06-27-2019	Front Page	Thompson Classic Boat Event Saturday
06-20-2019	Front Page
06-20-2019	Front Page	Surveying Hot Topic At Town Of Peshtigo
06-20-2019	Front Page	Marinette Marine Launches LCS-21, Future USS Minneapolis-St. Paul
06-20-2019	Front Page	Village Of Pound Seeks New Clerk/Treasurer
06-20-2019	Front Page	Select Smokey The Bear As Wausaukee Parade Marshall
06-13-2019	Front Page	Peshtigo City Water May Be Option For Town PFAS Issues
06-13-2019	Front Page	M&M Area Community Foundation Awards Grants
06-13-2019	Front Page	BPM Plans Site Study For Wastewater Plant
06-13-2019	Front Page	Measles Are Back, County Seeks Tick Kit Mini Grant
06-13-2019	Front Page	Peshtigo Police To Look At Investigator Position
06-06-2019	Front Page
06-06-2019	Front Page	Patricia Schutte Resigns Pound Village Clerk/Treasurer Position
06-06-2019	Front Page	Honor Betty Stodola, 90, On Retirement From McDonald's
06-06-2019	Front Page	Town Of Peshtigo To Create Water Advisory Committee
06-06-2019	Front Page	Coleman Board Tables RR Road Name Change
06-06-2019	Front Page	Peshtigo Gets Good Audit Report, Eligible For $50,000 USDA Grant
05-29-2019	Front Page	Always Remember
05-29-2019	Front Page	County Board Gets Preview of Menekaunee Bear Statue
05-29-2019	Front Page	Adult Activities Coordinator May Be Hired For Peshtigo
05-29-2019	Front Page	Committee Agrees To Limit ETZ Regulations
05-29-2019	Front Page	Mullard Honored As Legionnaire Of Year
05-22-2019	Front Page	Make Plans
05-22-2019	Front Page	Steve Stumbris Named As Wausaukee Village Trustee
05-22-2019	Front Page	Water Issue Hot Topic At Town Board Meeting
05-22-2019	Front Page	Finalize Badger Park Wheelchair Swing Site
05-22-2019	Front Page	County Board To Meet On May 28
05-16-2019	Front Page	Receive Awards
05-16-2019	Front Page	Peshtigo Water Not Contaminated, Still Waiting For Sludge Test Results
05-16-2019	Front Page	Perry Announces Candidacy for Marinette County Circuit Judge
05-16-2019	Front Page	Wendt Returned As President Of Coleman School Board
05-16-2019	Front Page	Riverside Cemetery Association Hears Reports, Equipment Needs
05-09-2019	Front Page	Five Departments Battle Marinette House Fire
05-09-2019	Front Page	City Sump Pumps Must Not Drain Into Sanitary Sewers
05-09-2019	Front Page	Arrest Two in Oconto Death
05-09-2019	Front Page	Mike Rogodzinski Joins Pound Village Board
05-09-2019	Front Page	Judge Miron to Retire in July, 2020
05-02-2019	Front Page	One Man Saved, One Believed Dead After Boat Flips In Menominee River
05-02-2019	Front Page	Law Enforcement Alerted To "Sexting" Complaint In Peshtigo
05-02-2019	Front Page	Peshtigo Wastewater May Contain PFOS/PFOA, Drinking Water Is Safe
05-02-2019	Front Page	Marinette County Has First Traffic Fatality
05-02-2019	Front Page	Sex Offender To Live In Marinette
04-25-2019	Front Page	Accident at Intersection of Highway 41 and Kasal Lane
04-25-2019	Front Page	Programs Are Keeping Inmate Numbers Down in County Jail
04-25-2019	Front Page	City Of Peshtigo Will Have New Daycare
04-25-2019	Front Page	To Hold Crivitz/Stephenson Zoning Meetings Every Fourth Thursday
04-25-2019	Front Page	Silver Cliff Town Chair Invites Public To Board Workshop
04-25-2019	Front Page	Snowmobile/ATV Clubs Are Happy With Recreation Officer
04-18-2019	Front Page
04-18-2019	Front Page	Town Of Middle Inlet Has New Town Clerk/Treasurer
04-18-2019	Front Page	Peshtigo Council Denies Sewer Rate Reduction For BPM, Inc.
04-18-2019	Front Page	County Board Supports Anti-Marijuana Resolution
04-18-2019	Front Page	Name Bantes "Honorary Bulldog" For Her Crossing Guard Heroism
04-18-2019	Front Page	Herman Pottratz Takes Over As Town of Peshtigo Chairman
04-11-2019	Front Page	Two Graduate From Drug Court April 1
04-11-2019	Front Page	City Postpones BPM Rate Request To April 16 Meeting
04-11-2019	Front Page	County May Consider Marijuana Referendum
04-11-2019	Front Page	Marinette Council Okays Walmart Liquor Change
04-11-2019	Front Page	Coleman School Renovation Bids Approved, Work Starts
04-04-2019	Front Page	Great Lakes Custom Tool To Celebrate 40th Anniversary
04-04-2019	Front Page	Village of Pound Now Near Legal Debt Limit
04-04-2019	Front Page	Election Brings Major Upsets And Surprises In Local Offices
04-04-2019	Front Page	Many Questions, Few Answers At Tyco Open House Meeting
04-04-2019	Front Page	Advocate Aurora Health Takes Over Ownership of Bay Area Medical Center
03-28-2019	Front Page	$3,300 Raised in Puncer Open
03-28-2019	Front Page	Vote Tuesday, April 2 For State Supreme Court, Local Offices
03-28-2019	Front Page	City Debates Use Of $550,000 RLF Fund
03-28-2019	Front Page	Peshtigo To Expand Recreation Activities, Hero Banner Program
03-28-2019	Front Page	Expect Coleman Board To Okay School Renovation Work Bids
03-21-2019	Front Page	Magdalene Tisch
03-21-2019	Front Page	Suspect Jailed For 1976 McClintock Park Murders
03-21-2019	Front Page	Body Found In Menominee River Identified, Arrest Made
03-21-2019	Front Page	Town Of Peshtigo Hires Consultant
03-21-2019	Front Page	Goldschmidt, Meyhoff Are Not Candidates For Wagner Board
03-21-2019	Front Page	County Board Expected To OK Laura Frea For Dist. 14
03-15-2019	Front Page	Wagner Has Two New Write In Candidates
03-15-2019	Front Page	Peshtigo School District Hires Howick Associates
03-15-2019	Front Page	Middle Inlet May Sell Pines Road Fire Station
03-15-2019	Front Page	Sump Pumps Must Not Drain Into Sanitary Sewers
03-07-2019	Front Page	Peshtigo City Council Puts Plans For Fish Viewing Platform Back On Track
03-07-2019	Front Page	Tyco Hosting Open House On Groundwater Issues
03-07-2019	Front Page	Marinette Public Works Rejects Street Bids
03-07-2019	Front Page	Pound Seeks Volunteers For Parade Committee
03-07-2019	Front Page	Coleman Welcomes New Businesses
02-28-2019	Front Page	Dama Is New Owner Of Rouse Heating & Cooling In Coleman
02-28-2019	Front Page	County Board Votes To Keep Tourism Alliance
02-28-2019	Front Page	Water Sewer Committee Denies Water Reduction For Apartment
02-28-2019	Front Page	Former Suring Teacher To Be Sentenced March 22
02-28-2019	Front Page	Radtke Reminds Residents To Keep Fire Hydrants Clear
02-21-2019	Front Page	Fire Cleanup
02-21-2019	Front Page	Coleman School Renovation Set To Start April 1, June 6
02-21-2019	Front Page	Area DNR Wardens Saved Three Snowmobilers Feb. 2
02-21-2019	Front Page	Town Of Peshtigo Okays ATV Purchase For Fire Department
02-21-2019	Front Page	Peshtigo Crossing Guard Injured by Vehicle Friday
02-14-2019	Front Page	Digging Out
02-14-2019	Front Page	County Continues Revamp Of Economic Development
02-14-2019	Front Page	Primary Elections Tuesday, Feb. 19
02-14-2019	Front Page	Village of Pound Considers Employee Benefit Package
02-14-2019	Front Page	Peshtigo Committee Okays $1,516,849 Non-Lapsing Funds
02-07-2019	Front Page	Marinette County Celebrates 200th GED For Jail Inmates
02-07-2019	Front Page	Pound Village Special Meeting On Feb. 11
02-07-2019	Front Page	Peshtigo Okays Purchase Of Bundy Park Property
02-07-2019	Front Page	Plan April 1 Start For Coleman Elementary Renovation Work
02-07-2019	Front Page	Marinette Council Hears Update On Small Business Revolution
01-31-2019	Front Page	Crivitz Lumber Destroyed By Fire
01-31-2019	Front Page	Wausaukee Board Leaves Vacant Trustee Post Open
01-31-2019	Front Page	Gov. Evers Plans $31 Million For Marinette Marine Improvements
01-31-2019	Front Page	Laura Mans Approved As County Finance Director
01-31-2019	Front Page	Budget Workshop Held For Town Of Peshtigo Supervisors
01-23-2019	Front Page	GRANT WISH
01-23-2019	Front Page	Advocate Aurora Health Becomes Owner of Bay Area Medical Center
01-23-2019	Front Page	Salvage Business May Be Coming To Pound
01-23-2019	Front Page	BPM Inc, City At Odds Over WWTP Charges