MORENCI — The Morenci girls varsity track program will blend experienced talent with raw potential as head coach Jon Boesger tries to find the winning formula.
Girls track outlook blends experience and potential
Boys track maintains numbers despite graduations
MORENCI — The Morenci boys track and field team will begin the year with similar numbers to last year but not nearly as much experience.
A four-year journey
EAST LANSING — When the Morenci girls basketball team arrived at the Breslin Center on March 19, it was the culmination of a four-year journey.
The Lady Bulldogs were set to face the Hematites of Ishpeming in a state semifinal game many viewed as a matchup of the two best remaining teams.
City invites public input on forestry plan
MORENCI — The city of Morenci has released the third draft of its Urban Forestry Management Plan and is inviting community members to review the document and share feedback before it is finalized.
Girls basketball heads into postseason
MORENCI — The Morenci girls varsity basketball team will enter 2026 postseason play as one of the top-ranked teams in Division 4 according to the Michigan Power Rating rankings that are used to seed District brackets.
State grant will improve downtown’s landscape
MORENCI — A long-vacant building in downtown Morenci is about to get a new lease on life.
A grant from the state of Michigan’s Revitalization and Placemaking program has been awarded to help rehabilitate and renovate the former hardware store at 148 W. Main St.
Generations of service
MORENCI — A humble blacksmith shop in the 1920s provided the roots for a family-run business that has been part of Morenci’s fabric for some 45 years now.
That blacksmith shop’s offshoot opened the door in the 1970s to WR Production Welding, which was owned by Wendell Glaser and operated by James Roth. When that company went bankrupt in 1979, some of its customers asked Roth and his late wife, Rita, if they would open their own related business.
Past-due water bills on city’s list for 2026
MORENCI — Out of 916 total water accounts with the city of Morenci, 177 are at least six months past due and 56 are at least 12 months past due. Addressing that problem rose to the top of the city council’s priority list for 2026 during a planning session on Dec. 16.
Championship dreams
MORENCI — The Morenci girls varsity basketball team enters the 2025-26 season in the midst of the program’s most successful run, having three-peated as league champs and won back-to-back district and regional championships.
Holiday parade and community tree lighting ceremony set for Dec. 6
MORENCI — The Kiwanis Club of Morenci will bring holiday cheer to the community on Saturday, Dec. 6, with the annual Lighted Holiday Parade, Visit with Santa, and Community Tree Lighting Ceremony at Wakefield Park.