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 ...
With Tuesday’s primary elections now complete, the slate of candidates is set for Wisconsin’s U.S. House elections in November. In the 7th Congressional District, Michael Alfonso of Hayward, the 26-year-old son-in-law of U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, won a crowded, often-contentious Republican primary. Fred Clark, 67, of Bayfield, a state Assembly member from 2009 to 2015, won the Democratic primary over two others. In the 7th District congressional primary in Florence County, Alfonso led Republicans with 465 votes, followed by Kevin Hermening with 138 and Jessi ...
LANSING — The income guidelines for the Michigan Women, Infants, and Children Program were recently adjusted due to federal guidelines, and more Michigan families may now qualify for benefits. Under the updated WIC income eligibility guidelines, a family of four can now qualify with an annual income of up to $61,050, an increase of more than $1,500. WIC, a U.S. Department of Agriculture program administered by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, provides vital support to families by offering supplemental foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County Sheriff Aaron Rochon has issued his monthly report for July. The road patrol served 75 civil process papers, investigated 223 complaints, handled 25 accidents, issued 100 citations and 260 verbal warnings, made 52 arrests — 18 of which were for outstanding warrants, including nine felonies — and completed 217 property checks. The K-9 officer conducted six searches, including two for local agencies and had three deployments resulting in arrest. There were nine transports, one to prison and eight miscellaneous. The correctional center had 94 ...
MARQUETTE — The Lake Superior Art Association presented the 66th-annual Art on the Rocks Fine Art Show July 25-26 at Mattson Lower Harbor Park in Marquette. Art on the Rocks is a juried fine art fair hosted each year on the last full weekend of July. Art on the Rocks featured over 100 ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Get ready to dribble, dunk and cheer as Gus Macker is back, bringing hundreds of basketball players and spectators to Iron Mountain this weekend. Streets will be transformed into a sea of courts for competition and entertainment for three days of family fun and community ...
