Erin Fitzgerald

2 days ago | ehextra.com | Erin Fitzgerald

MARINETTE — During the Marinette Common Council meeting last week, Marinette Mayor Steve Genisot highlighted aspects of his 2025 State of the City Address. The city continues to grow, and Marinette has been busy with new businesses and improvement projects. Genisot said the city is committed to revitalizing downtown and continually seeks opportunities to enhance the city.

4 days ago | ehextra.com | Erin Fitzgerald

MARINETTE — Amid discussions within Marinette County about what to do with the now vacated University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Marinette Campus, well-known history professor Dan Kallgren, Ph.D., prepares to retire on May 25 after over 30 years of teaching at the campus. Kallgren was an exceptional educator who knew how to captivate his students. He could be seen galloping down the hallway a time or two, re-enacting a historical scene. He often donned fedoras and bow ties. kAmq6E92?J (6=49[ 2?

1 week ago | ehextra.com | Erin Fitzgerald

MARINETTE — The Marinette County Historical Society is participating in the Two Lights for Tomorrow campaign, a nationwide initiative led by the Virginia State Historical Society to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. From today until July 4, 2026, lanterns will be displayed in the windows of homes, businesses, non-profit organizations and community sites as an act of patriotism.

1 week ago | ehextra.com | Erin Fitzgerald

MENOMINEE — The Menominee Finance Committee voted Tuesday to recommend that the Menominee City Council approve the fire department’s request to purchase two fire trucks: one close to 30 years old for $39,000 and another not yet built for $999,850. This comes after Menominee Fire Department Chief Steve Floriano said that the department’s reserve engine, Engine 3, is unsafe and unreliable.

1 week ago | ehextra.com | Erin Fitzgerald

MARINETTE — The Marinette Common Council unanimously approved an offer from the Menominee Fire Department to purchase the Marinette Fire Department’s old Engine 101 for $39,000 on Monday. Marinette’s old reserve engine is nearing 30 years, the benchmark for fire apparatus service life set by the National Fire Protection Agency. It was used as the city’s reserve engine, but decommissioned when the Marinette Fire Department received its new 2024 Saber Rescue Pumper last month. kAmx?