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‘Stuff the Bus’ campaigned planned in Niagara

NIAGARA, Wis. — The Niagara Lions Club is again organizing the “Stuff the Bus” campaign for school supplies for less fortunate students in the Niagara area. The “Stuff the Bus” campaign will run from Monday to Friday. Members of the public are asked to bring their school supply donation to Nicolet Bank Niagara, Forward Financial Credit Union in Niagara or Niagara City Hall. The school bus will be on display and rotate in front of these three locations throughout the week. Cash donations will be accepted, along with checks made to the Niagara Lions Club. Teachers will ...

Mistrial for Ishpeming woman accused of murder and arson

MARQUETTE — A mistrial has been declared for an Ishpeming woman accused of deliberately setting the fire that killed the man with whom she shared a home. Marquette County Circuit Judge Andrew Griffin ruled the Julie Boxley trial a mistrial about 2 p.m. Eastern time Thursday after the jury ...

Campsites still available for 2026 LAPP Lights at the Lake

IRON MOUNTAIN — Christmas may still be months away, but the Lake Antoine Park Partners are gearing up to “deck the campground” in preparation for another season of Lights at the Lake. “There are still 18 campsites available for businesses and organizations interested in creating ...

Fire causes major damage to Breitung Township home

QUINNESEC — A Breitung Township Board trustee and his family were surveying the remains of their Quinnesec Street home Thursday evening after a late morning fire gutted much of the interior. Ben Peterson said his neighbor called just before 11 a.m., saying smoke was pouring out of the house ...

Gus Macker tournament activities start today in IM

IRON MOUNTAIN — The 3-on-3 Gus Macker Basketball Tournament team was busy Thursday setting up courts and getting organized for the three-day event that opens today. Nothing happens at the tournament without teamwork, event co-coordinator Barb Reisner stressed. “For the last six years ...

Daggett man sentenced to prison after fleeing police

MENOMINEE — A man who led police on a chase reaching speeds of over 100 miles per hour in Menominee County has been sentenced to prison. Troy John Hummel, 37, of Daggett, was sentenced Friday in Menominee County 41st Circuit Court to a prison term of two to 10 years for one felony count of ...