Iron County

One person died and another got hurt in an UTV crash in the Town of Mercer

Sloyd is an education system developed in Finland in 1865 and is still widely used in Scandinavian countries.At its core, it teaches children character development through woodworking.A new school teaching the Sloyd Experience recently opened in Iron County, Wisconsin.As part of WXPR’s We Live Up Here Series, Katie Thoresen takes us to one of the classes and introduces us to the man bringing the skill set to the Northwoods.

Sloyd is an education system developed in Finland in 1865 and is still widely used in Scandinavian countries.At its core, it teaches children character development through woodworking.A new school teaching the Sloyd Experience recently opened in Iron County, Wisconsin.As part of WXPR’s We Live Up Here Series, Katie Thoresen takes us to one of the classes and introduces us to the man bringing the skill set to the Northwoods.

The Iron Belt along the Wisconsin/U.P. border just experienced four days of snow, howling wind, and subzero temperatures.Through it all, trail groomers were working hard to keep the trails in shape.

An Outagamie man died in a snowmobile crash in Iron County last week.

Mercer will be getting a new DNR Ranger Station next year.The more than $4.3 million budget for the project was recently approved by the state building commission.

Communities in Iron County are among those who could get funding and strategic help with tackling a climate change related project.The Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve and Wisconsin Sea Grant are introducing a new program to help local communities.

Local news for Tuesday, May 31, 2022.

The Northwoods is full of unique places visits and fun things to do.And it never hurts to do them with a little positivity.That’s the message two Northwoods women are trying to share on social media are they travel around the area.

An Iron County, Wisconsin man faces attempted homicide and several other charges after confronting a deputy