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    February 16, 2019
    Douglas County Health and Human Services Director Pat Schanen (far right) speaks with officials from the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families as part of Superior Days in Madison on Tuesday. Danielle Kaeding/WPR
    Wisconsin's Douglas, Bayfield counties seek more child welfare funding
    The growing cost for counties to place children outside the home and the increase in child protection caseloads prompted northern Wisconsin officials...
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 16, 2019 - 1:55pm
    Douglas County Circuit Court: Jan. 29-Feb. 11
    Jan. 29
    news/crime-and-courtsFebruary 16, 2019 - 4:55am
    February 14, 2019
    Elsa Robins / University of Wisconsin-Superior Superior High School student Adam Lavine, left, introduces Gov. Tony Evers to the Superior Days delegation during a lunch Tuesday at the Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club, returning to a tradition of the governor addressing the delegation.
    Superior Days restores optimism among delegates
    Superior Days has a long list of successes, but in recent years, they've been few and far between.
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 14, 2019 - 5:25pm
    Superior Days delegation works toward transportation fix
    Transportation has long been a battle in the state Capitol as the Legislature wrestled with rising costs and declining revenue to support the state's transportation system.
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 14, 2019 - 5:24pm
    February 6, 2019
    Jake Patterson
    Patterson bound over for arraignment
    BARRON, Wis. — The Douglas County man accused of killing a Barron couple and abducting their 13-year-old daughter for nearly three months...
    news/crime-and-courtsFebruary 6, 2019 - 11:16am
    February 5, 2019
    Jake Patterson
    Patterson to appear in court: What you need to know in murder, kidnapping suspect’s case
    The Douglas County man accused of abducting 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents is set to appear in court Wednesday. The preliminary...
    news/crime-and-courtsFebruary 5, 2019 - 3:00pm
    Maria Lockwood / mlockwood@superiortelegram.com From left, Vietnam veteran Tom Keppers, El Dorado Bar and Grill owner Todd Pfeffer, Vietnam veteran Bob Woods and Douglas County Service Officer Brian Erickson gather for a plaque presentation Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the El Dorado in Oliver.
    Oliver bar serves up contest to aid veterans
    As the area weathered extreme cold Wednesday, Jan. 30, competition for platters of steak, pork chops and a large rump roast heated up at the...
    business/restaurants-and-barsFebruary 5, 2019 - 5:55am
    Delegation pitches familiar proposals for Superior Days
    When Douglas County needed to close a $1 million gap in its budget for this year, a $300,000 cut in funding for county highway projects was in the mix to fill the hole created by a crisis in children's protective services.
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 5, 2019 - 4:06am
    February 4, 2019
    A car drives through flowing water over County Road L near Bennett during the June flooding. (Telegram file)
    How the flooding flows: Study reveals patterns in northern Wisconsin
    A two-year study of seven counties in northern Wisconsin revealed patterns in the way the region floods.
    news/science-and-natureFebruary 4, 2019 - 6:08pm
    February 1, 2019
    Superior, Douglas County work together on wetland mitigation
    Few counties in Wisconsin are as wet as Douglas County.
    news/science-and-natureFebruary 1, 2019 - 4:57am
    January 29, 2019
    Frankie Cox
    Original play chronicles life of musician Frankie Cox
    The Douglas County Historical Society brings audiences back to Tony's Cabaret on Third Street with "The Frankie Cox Story." Cox performed at...
    entertainment/theaterJanuary 29, 2019 - 10:10am
    Free ski lessons offered in Brule
    Free beginning and intermediate cross-country ski lessons for both children and adults, in both the classic and skate styles, will be offered at the After-Hours Ski Trail in the Brule River State Forest on Saturday Feb. 2. Lessons begin on the trailhead at noon, and the group will...
    community/eventsJanuary 29, 2019 - 8:31am
    January 28, 2019
    League bows out on archery range
    The future of a new, more accessible archery range in the Superior Municipal Forest is uncertain after members of the Douglas County Fish and Game League met with the Parks and Recreation Commission last week.
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 28, 2019 - 5:05pm
    Superior Police Officer Ashley Johnson, second from right, smiles at her parents, Diana and Clifford, as they pin her badge on the new officer following a swearing-in ceremony Friday, Jan. 25 in the Government Center. At left, Superior Police Chief Nicholas Alexander looks on. (Maria Lockwood / mlockwood@superiortelegram.com)
    Solon Springs grad joins SPD
    The Superior Police Department's newest officer was sworn in Friday, Jan. 25, at the Government Center.
    news/crime-and-courtsJanuary 28, 2019 - 4:12pm
    January 25, 2019
    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will issue slightly more bear hunting permits this year in Douglas County. Duluth News Tribune file
    More bear permits for Douglas County
    The DNR Board on Wednesday, Jan. 23, approved issuing 2,440 bear hunting permits up from 2,135 in Zone D, which includes all of Douglas, Burnett...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 25, 2019 - 6:39pm
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