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Beginning Beekeeping class offered Feb. 14

NORWAY — Northwoods Beekeepers will have its popular Beginning Beekeeping class from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at Crossroads Alliance Church in Norway. “Beekeeping is rewarding on many levels,” says Gino Venditti, veteran beekeeper in Iron Mountain. “Honey bees are fascinating, ...

Township, DDA meetings scheduled

Norway Township Planning Commission will have a public hearing at 5 p.m. today at the Township Hall in Vulcan on a request from Ramaker & Associates Inc. to construct a new cell tower at W6080 Boundary Line Road. A conditional use permit is required. A public hearing will follow at 6 p.m. ...

Student-built ‘rock box’ to help museum tell Niagara’s history

NIAGARA, Wis. — Rocks are like time machines, each one telling a story from the past. The Niagara Area Historical Society has partnered with the AutoCAD class at the School District of Niagara on a unique project for Serenity Woods. Students used their skills to design and created a ...

Dealer donates vehicle for transporting veterans to VA

IRON MOUNTAIN – Vehicle-deer collisions are a way of life in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula, often causing significant long-term inconvenience to drivers while they wait for repairs. However, thanks to a generous donation from Town & Country Sales, veterans at the Oscar G. ...

GOP bill would set Wisconsin wolf population number

Wisconsin Republicans on Thursday continued their yearslong effort to reverse the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource’s decision not to quantify a specific statewide goal for the state’s gray wolf population with a public hearing on a bill that would require the agency to set one. ...