Iron County News

Esther Rodda, most recently a resident of Pulaski, Wisconsin passed away Thursday, October 22, 2009 after a lengthy illness at Woodhaven Manor in Pulaski.

Officials hope dozens of trees dropped by helicopter into a stretch of the Brule River along the Michigan-Wisconsin border will improve the habitat for trout.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary Matt Frank today announced the 2009 Citizen-Based Monitoring Partnership Program awards, providing $100,000 to help fund 22 high-priority natural resource monitoring projects conducted by citizen groups across the state.

Two law enforcement officers who died early in the 20th century will be honored on Friday with their names added to a memorial on the Capitol grounds.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation North Central Region today announced the schedule for lifting the seasonal weight restrictions on some of the region's state highways.

Gypsy moth infestations have moved slightly westward in Wisconsin. Field surveys taken in 2008 revealed the gypsy moth had taken hold in Monroe and Iron counties, Madeline Island and the Apostle Islands.