Iron River News

Senior Paul Ganas goes over a list of Ojibwe words and phrases before his language class Monday in the Old Library's distance learning lab, where the class is both broadcast live and recorded.

Drenching rain followed by steamy heat did little to dampen the spirits of almost 6,000 beer fans at Saturday's Great Taste of the Midwest beer festival at Olin-Turville Park in Madison.

Drenching rain followed by steamy heat did little to dampen the spirits of almost 6,000 beer fans at Saturday's Great Taste of the Midwest beer festival at Olin-Turville Park in Madison.

The blueberries, rides, and carnival food attracted them to Iron River for Blueberry Festival.

I was at the 2009 Iola car show and enjoyed it very much. I've been attending the shows for several years and hope to continue.

Chances are on a sunny, summer afternoon you won't find Roy Thorson of Wausau driving a pontoon boat, or Nick Zehner from Neenah giving thumbs up to a motorcycle ride, or Green Bay's Nick Frankow playing table tennis, or Billy Kocha of Howard jumping in for a swim.

A Wisconsin man decided to celebrate his 60th birthday with a 71-mile run. The journey took the man nearly 18 hours to complete.

Emergency responders in Northwestern Wisconsin say they're facing a tough challenge--finding enough volunteers.

The Maple School District will offer 4-year-old kindergarten programming for the 2009-10 school year.