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DHS Offers Tips to Avoid West Nile Virus

To help track the West Nile virus, The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has reactivated the statewide, toll-free Dead Bird Reporting Hotline at 1-800-433-1610.

More Wisconsinites Using Phone Subsidies

More Wisconsinites Using Phone Subsidies

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The number of low-income people using phone and Internet subsidies has grown significantly in Wisconsin.

Spring Gardening Tips

Join Lake Superior Master Gardeners and UW-Extension Horticulture Educator Jane Anklam for instruction and a demonstration on planting your spring garden.  The educational session will take place 10:00 a.m. on May 5th at the Broadway Market Community Garden at the corner of Broadway and Hammond in Superior. 

Topics include soil preparation, early spring weed identification, composting use, and planting.  The Broadway Community Garden is maintained by the Superior Council for the Arts.

The Lake Superior Master Gardeners have begun the garden planting at the Solid Rock Gardens.  Gardeners with questions about pests, plants, and fertilizers will find the Master Gardeners available to talk with you about your gardening tips and frustrations on Tuesday late afternoons from 4:00-6:00, most Tuesdays of the summer.

Solid Rock Gardens are located at the corner of Sixth St. and Weeks Avenue in Superior.

Superior Brush, Garbage Pickup Begins April 30

Superior Brush, Garbage Pickup Begins April 30

The City of Superior's annual spring pickup of brush and other waste will begin April 30 and run through May 25, with different schedules for brush and other garbage.

Click here to see the table listing when brush should be left for pickup in your neighorhood.

Click here to see the table listing when other garbage should be left for pickup in your neighborhood.

Home Sales Rise in Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Home sales are showing signs of life in Wisconsin.

March sales climbed 25 percent compared to the same month last year.

Superior Spring Cleanup Begins April 30

Superior Spring Cleanup Begins April 30

The City of Superior's annual spring pickup of brush and other waste will begin April 30 and run through May 25, with different schedules for brush and other garbage.

Click here to see the table listing when brush should be left for pickup in your neighorhood.

Click here to see the table listing when other garbage should be left for pickup in your neighborhood.

Free Landfill Use on April 21 and 28

Free Landfill Use on April 21 and 28

The municipal landfill will be open to City of Superior residents for free dumping of most garbage, brush, and tree debris on Saturday, April 21 and Saturday, April 28.