Shelley Nelson

6 days ago | superiortelegram.com | Shelley Nelson

SUPERIOR — A variety of factors have left local grocers without Bay Produce tomatoes to sell. The high cost to heat the larger, 1-acre greenhouse, cold and dark winter months that affected the tomato plants in the smaller half-acre greenhouse and the addition of spring flowers have all contributed to a reduction in the supply of tomatoes available to local grocery stores, according to Mark Kroll, Challenge Center director.

1 week ago | superiortelegram.com | Shelley Nelson

SUPERIOR — Residents will have a final chance to get rid of rubbish at no cost at the landfill before it closes. The city is offering free landfill days Saturday, April 19 and April 26. With fewer commercial vehicles operating at the landfill on Saturdays, city staff was able to create a path for residents to dump their trash without interfering with the two trucks expected from Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, said Todd Janigo, public works director.

1 week ago | superiortelegram.com | Shelley Nelson

SUPERIOR — Five proposals for Superior Public Arts Grants were approved for funding Tuesday, April 15 by the Public Arts Commission. The nearly $34,000 in grant funding will support a poet who will host a writers open mic night, a youth summer theater program, a collectible card game, restoration, restoration and preservation of a mural, and continuing Make Music Day.

1 week ago | superiortelegram.com | Shelley Nelson

SUPERIOR — For the first time since 2023, a newly elected member joined the City Council for its annual reorganization meeting Tuesday, April 15. Councilors Sarah Anderson, Tylor Elm, Mike Herrick and Lindsey Graskey were sworn in for two-year terms on the city’s legislative body. For Anderson, it was her first oath to represent the people of the 2nd District after winning the seat April 1. Herrick, of the 8th District, and Graskey, of the 10th, ran unopposed in the April 1 election.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Shelley Nelson

Apr. 15—SUPERIOR — Mayor Jim Paine is joining a cohort of a dozen mayors from across the county to work toward safer streets for all Superior residents. Paine was selected to participate in the 2025 Mayors Institute on Pedestrian Safety, a partnership among the Mayors Innovation Project, AARP Livable Communities and Smart Growth America.