Thursday May 16 | Athens Banner-Herald
9,000-acre wildfire in NW Wisconsin contained
A smoke plume rises high above a road block at the intersection of County A and Ross Road east of Solon Springs, Wis., Tuesday, May 14, 2013.
Thursday May 16 | WTAQ-AM Green Bay
Photo taken of Germann Road Fire (courtesy of the Wisconsin DNR).
Governor Scott Walker and a host of state officials will tour the site of the 9,000-acre wildfire in northwest Wisconsin Thursday.
Thursday May 16 | WNFL-AM Green Bay
Governor Scott Walker declared a state-of-emergency last night for Douglas and Bayfield counties, where an intense wildfire destroyed over nine-thousand acres.
Growing wildfire in Douglas County forces evacuations
Crews from Wisconsin and Minnesota were trying to control a rapidly growing wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin that forced evacuations of the sparsely populated area Tuesday.
Public meeting planned for US 53 in Douglas County
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Northwest Region in Spooner is announcing a public information meeting to discuss the corridor preservation study for US 53 between Solon Springs and 53rd Avenue in the city of Superior in Douglas County.