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UWS Athletes Giving Back to Community

Events Take Place Throughout Week

SUPERIOR, Wis.-The fall semester at UWS is coming to close, but that’s not stopping the students there from giving back to the community. All week students from the athletic department are taking part in a variety of activities to help those in need. Today some Yellow Jackets rang the bell for the Salvation Army’s annual holiday drive. “It’s a really…

One Dead After Vehicle Crashes into Tower Avenue Slip

Victim Hasn't Been Identified

SUPERIOR, Wis. – A 77-year-old Superior man’s body was removed from a vehicle that was found in the waters of the Tower Avenue slip Monday night. At 4:30 p.m. yesterday, authorities responded to Barko Hydraulics at 1 Banks Ave. after workers there saw a white vehicle racing around on the Barko property. The vehicle made a few passes in a…

Douglas County Employee Recognized as Telecommunicator of the Year

Emergency Call Centers Seeking More Money

SUPERIOR, Wis. – 9-1-1 operators were celebrated today in Superior. It’s all part of Douglas County’s Public Safety Telecommunicator’s Week. Douglas County Communication Center employee Elizabeth Eibon was recognized today as Wisconsin’s Telecommunicator of Year. Since beginning her career, she has been instrumental in training many employees involved in 9-1-1 services in Douglas County. Irregardless of the recognition today, 9-1-1 operators…

Superior Celebrates 18th Year as a Tree City

Play to be Put on at UWS as Well

SUPERIOR, Wis.- Superior celebrated its 18th year as a Tree City today, as students across the city were given a chance to learn all about what it means. Students from the University of Wisconsin-Superior and members of Superior’s Tree Board visited 22 different elementary classrooms to deliver a copy of the book “The Man Who Planted Trees.” They also read it to…