QUINNESEC — The Breitung Township Board this week denied an appeal from Kerry Schinderle concerning dangerous building ordinance violations at 421 Henford Ave. in East Kingsford. At a Dec. 20 hearing, it was determined Schinderle had a long history of noncompliance with ordinances and his ...

MENOMINEE — A former Menominee County Sheriff’s officer and school resource officer who has already been found guilty of committing sexual crimes with teenage boys will face a jury later this year, following another victim coming forward with claims of abuse. Brian William Helfert, 60, of ...

FLORENCE, Wis. — The Keyes Peak Winter Party was held from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday and more than 130 kids and young adults attended with parents and friends. There was free tubing, skiing, and/or snowboarding at Keyes Peak ski hill for those 3-19 years of age. “Keyes Peak Winter Party had ...

ESCANABA — Alexander Fekete aims to bring as much soul as possible to each of his metal and glass sculptures, which juxtapose ideas about strength and fragility and minimalism and substance. “It’s the pursuit of form, and pursuit of form that is very unique to molten glass or to blown ...

HANCOCK — Hancock’s annual mid-winter celebration reaches its peak Saturday with a parade, games, markets, dancing and other activities. Since 1999, the annual Heikinpaiva celebration has marked the point where “the bear rolls over in his den.” The bear itself can be seen walking down ...

ESCANABA — The amount of DNA from the virus responsible for COVID-19 in Escanaba’s sewer water appears to be dropping, but the two most recent samples submitted to the state’s surveillance program offer very different pictures of the virus. According to the Sentinel Wastewater ...