FLORENCE, Wis. — Florence County will have to advertise to fill two vacant seats on the county board after those receiving write-in votes in the April 2 election declined the positions. The county will ask potential supervisors submit a letter of interest. The county board will then ...

This week’s Back to the Present photograph is a 1940-1950 view of Riverside Supper Club in Spread Eagle in Florence County, Wis. The Riverside Club became well-known for its high standard of entertainment, along with its Italian food, roast chicken and steaks. They featured many popular ...

University of Wisconsin schools are facing challenging financial futures without major changes, according to recent campus financial reports. Several factors have led to campuses’ financial difficulties including declining state support on an inflation-adjusted basis over the last decade, ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — A new scholarship, the Joseph J. Negro Memorial Scholarship has been established at Iron Mountain High School, made possible by the generous gift provided by Joseph J. Negro in his trust upon passing. The first scholarship will be awarded at the IMHS Commencement ceremony on ...

MADISON — A $631,235 Transportation Economic Assistance grant has been awarded to the city of Marinette. The grant will support road construction to improve traffic flow around Fincantieri Marinette Marine as the shipbuilding company grows its operation. The grant was announced by Gov. Tony ...

The Iron Area Health Foundation has awarded a grant in the amount of $1,600 to the Iron County Historical & Museum Society to help purchase a new filtered water bubbler for the museum building. The present water drinking system is no longer usable and needs to be replaced so that preschool ...