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City of Superior Reminds Boaters to Purchase Launch Passes for the Wisconsin Fishing Opener
SUPERIOR, Wis.– With the Wisconsin fishing opener happening this weekend, the City of Superior is reminding people to purchase a boat launch pass for certain landings in the city. The City of Superior maintains multiple boat landings for public use. The city owned landings require either annual or day...
Lt. Governor of Wisconsin stops in Superior and talks workforce with Essentia leaders
Wisconsin Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez is also a nurse. So she made good connections with health care leaders in Superior on Friday at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital-Superior. This discussion was about workforce. “As the chair of the Healthcare Workforce Task Force, I’ve been traveling all around the state...
Working with the weather
A brief conversation about spring weather with any Bay Area coach or athletic director is sure to produce an eye roll and possibly even coax a deep inhale-exhale, but little more. As Ashland Oredockers Athletic Director Brian Miller has remarked many times, unpredictable weather is the norm in the Bay Area. For track and field athletes, baseball players, etc., who are striving to improve their times, leaps, throws, and swings, however, such intrusions pose problems. South Shore Cardinals track coach Ryan Tiberg noted that training this time of year is tricky. ...
CDACs hold annual spring meetings
Three of the DNR’s northernmost counties in the 19-county Northern Forest Zone recently held their annual spring County Deer Advisory Council (CDAC) meetings. The CDACs for Douglas, Bayfield and Ashland counties made their recommendations on how many — if any — antlerless permits should be offered for the 2024 deer hunting season before being moved on for final approval. The County Deer Advisory Councils are made up of members of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress and up to eight citizen stakeholders representing Tribal, Agriculture, Forestry, Tourism,...
Wisconsin Gov. Evers Stops in Superior for “Pothole Patrol” Tour
SUPERIOR, Wis. — Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers made a stop in Superior Wednesday as part of his annual statewide “Pothole Patrol” tour. The initiative is to help fix Wisconsin roads and discuss the investments to improve the local streets and highways around the state. Evers signed a budget including $550 million for transportation projects underway and $100 million for local roads across the state. The general transportation fund has also increased by 2%. Over last 5 years they have improved close to 7,500 miles of road and over 1,500 bridges.
Here’s how Superior, Douglas County will use state funding bump in 2024
SUPERIOR — A raise is always nice. The city of Superior and Douglas County both aim to use the bump to improve their communities, in ways both seen and not. The city and county, like every local government in the state, got a big increase this year in a type of funding from the state called shared revenue. Superior received a boost of more than $1.7 million, an increase of 23%, to bring its 2024 shared revenue total to nearly $9.3 million.
Crazy winter may make fish picky about bait for Wisconsin opener on Saturday
SUPERIOR, Wisc. (Northern News Now) - Overfishing caused New York to become the first state to require fishing licenses in 1864. Wisconsin followed suit in 1900. So, this Saturday will be the state’s 124th opener. Northwest Outlet in Superior has been there for the past 70 opening days. Their...
UWS Baseball Drops First Game of Final Regular Season Series
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UW-Superior baseball team was on the receiving end of a hitting spree Friday afternoon, falling 17-3 against Bethany Lutheran. This is the first of the Yellowjackets’ three final games of the regular season, with two more outings against Bethany Lutheran scheduled for Saturday. Regardless of Saturday’s...
Prep Lacrosse: Duluth Wolfpack girls score 19 in win over Eastview/Eagan, Superior & Duluth boys lose at home
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - The Northland was chock-full of Lacrosse games as the Duluth East High School boys and girls hosted teams from southern Minnesota. The Superior boys were also at home as they faced regional foe Grand Rapids. High School Girls Scores:. Duluth Wolfpack 19, Eastview/Eagan 11,...
Superior Culver’s wins national bacon contest
SUPERIOR, Wis. (Northern News Now) - The Superior Culver’s has officially brought home the bacon. The Superior location of the popular restaurant chain was up against more than 900 other culvers for a cash prize in a months-long contest. All they had to do was sell the most bacon.
Workshop Series Assists Women Entrepreneurs, And Musical Hilarity From Heatbox
When Superior Business Improvement District Executive Director Kelly Peterson scheduled a workshop for women entrepreneurs, she thought 10 might show up. Instead, 30-plus attendees crowded the business assistance center space at Superior’s historic old post office. The ongoing sessions address barriers particularly affecting women who start businesses, as well as success stories to learn from — including that of Superior Waffles co-owner Natalie Harris. The pair join “Simply Superior” host Robin Washington to discuss how women entrepreneurs can succeed at 10 a.m. Friday, May 3.
Burish all set to play basketball for Itasca
By Ginna Young When recruiting for athletes to play at their university, there’s a process that is gone through to find just the right fit. “It is not by chance, why certain people end up at certain universities,” said Cadott athletic director Steve Mengel, at a Letter of Intent signing April 24.
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