Peshtigo News

Marinette Legion Commander Jerome "Duffy" Nast, left, is pictured with Paul Koeppler who was one of the many WWII veterans who participated in the Oct.

The annual Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner, hosted by the Peshtigo School District, will be held Thursday, Dec.

Editor: Crivitz Schools , Mr. Mans, Faculty & Staff The Crivitz Food Pantry and its many volunteers extend a heartfelt thank you for the donation of food items.

When Lance Corporal Josh Wege was injured by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan last month his father Dave Wege feared the worst.

The Latin phrase "Magnum Opus", meaning "great work" fits the $140 million reconstruction of US 41 from Oconto to just south of Marinette, making it at long last a four lane highway to Chicago and beyond.

Donna M. Lipp, 80, of Oconto, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at home with her children by her side.

It was a festive atmosphere in Peshtigo on Thursday as the final piece of the Highway 41 expansion project was put into place.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Northeast Region office at Green Bay is providing this reminder that a ribbon cutting has been scheduled marking the completion of the US 41 expansion project in Marinette County.

After an action-filled City Council meeting Tuesday, Nov. 3, Peshtigo has a new Alderman, a new Director of Public Works, a new Assessor, a new cleaning person for the Municipal Building, and new names for several streets.

A City of Peshtigo ordinance on sexual offender residency has stopped a sex offender from renting a home near a city playground on Wednesday, Oct.

More and more, we are seeing neighbors reaching out to families of military members killed in action, like the Muellers of Little Chute, with welcome home ceremonies and candlelight vigils.

All the rain in the past week has drawn some fresh runs of brown trout and coho salmon into Lake Michigan and Green Bay tributaries.

The fiery yellow and red fall hues of maple trees at Tornado Memorial County Park seem to remind those who pass by of the park's purpose - to serve as a reminder of how Williamsonville and its people perished in the Peshtigo Fire on Oct.

A public hearing was held at the Thursday, Oct. 22 meeting of the Marinette County Land Information Committee.

School Clerk Must Now Decide How It Affects Board The good news for Peshtigo School District residents as a result of the Annual Meeting Monday, Oct.

Todd William Broberg, 47, passed on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Bay Area Medical Center, Marinette.

The Marinette County Consolidated Library Board's main agenda item for the Thursday, Oct.

At the Wednesday, Oct. 14 Peshtigo School Board meeting the new teachers contract was approved for the periods of July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 and 2010 - 2011.

December 1895 - Frontier Justice in Peshtigo? Dale Berman put me on to a fascinating story about a murder-suicide in Peshtigo on December 9th, 1895.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday afternoon marked the completion of the U.S. Highway 41 expansion project in Oconto County.