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Menominee man faces felony charges after school incident

ESCANABA – A man from Menominee was arrested Monday after carrying a firearm into a high school and escaping police custody in Peshtigo, Wis. Trevor Sterling Salwesky, 33, of Menominee attended a blood drive at the Peshtigo High School (PHS) on Monday. Peshtigo Police Officers responded to ...

Environmental Education Lab to host annual Super Saturday Snowshoe event

MANISTIQUE – The Environmental Education Lab’s annual Super Saturday Snowshoe event will take place Saturday, Feb. 7 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. This free event is for people of all ages, and there will be snowshoes on hand to borrow, loaned by the Manistique Area Schools. Trail maps will be ...

Gladstone City Commissioners Whitney Maloney, Brad Mantela, Judy Akkala, Joe Thompson and City Manager Robert Spreitzer meet for a regular meeting on Jan. 26. The commission has meetings at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of each month.

Loans to assist with Gladstone sewer work

GLADSTONE — The Gladstone City Commission gave permission for the Public Works Department to apply for a $550,000 loan through the State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) to assist with work that is due to begin this spring for the replacement of sanitary sewer lines. The project is required by the ...

Escanaba DDA unveils 2026 event lineup

ESCANABA - From winter dining specials to holiday celebrations, the Escanaba Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has approved a full slate of community events for 2026. The schedule opens with Restaurant Week, a promotional event to take place Feb. 22 to 28. Participating restaurants will ...

Double tap

ESCANABA -- On Friday night, Escanaba Public Safety Department was called again to the scene of a structure fire they had battled and supposedly defeated that morning. While the cause of the two fires at 517 S. 8th St. has not yet been released, the phenomenon of rekindling is not uncommon; ...

Two charged in Apple Barrel robbery

MANISTIQUE -- After a month-long investigation, Manistique Public Safety has arrested two people in association with the robbery of the Apple Barrel convenience store and liquor store that happened a few days before Christmas. The two suspects, Joshua Mathew Jackson, 43, and Kaela Cheyenne ...