Dispatches from Douglas County: Catching up on the education beat

Jen Zettel-Vandenhouten, Superior Telegram, Wis.
·2 min read

Aug. 18—SUPERIOR — I've got a ton of school-related news for you today.

Superior School Board member Steve Stupak, who is facing felony election fraud charges in Douglas County Circuit Court,

resigned from the school board on Monday, Aug. 14.

Reporter Maria Lockwood also sat down with two new school leaders in the county:

Maple School District Administrator Karl Morrin

and

Solon Springs School District Superintendent Pete Hopke.

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Here are the rest of this week's headlines:

Firefighters with the Superior Fire Department

put an electric rig through its paces on Monday, Aug. 14.

The department has an apparatus that will be up for replacement in 2026. SFD Chief Camron Vollbrecht said lead times to get new vehicles are up to two years, so they need to weigh their options now so they can get their order in.

Dr. Ellie Bursch, pictured above, has taken over East End Dental Arts,

in — you guessed it — Superior's East End.

And down in Solon Springs,

Lynne Landgren has revamped the former Smithy's Supper Club into Smithy's in Solon Springs,

a sports bar that features lawn games.

Reporter Jamey Malcomb has a preview of the 2023 Spartan football team, which includes a look into

one of the team's annual traditions: each player dedicating their season to someone.

The Northwood/Solon Springs Evergreens have a new coach in Dan Henken.

Reporter Reagan Hoverman caught up with him

to learn more about him and how he and the Evergreens are approaching the upcoming season.

We've got more

prep sports previews on our website — be sure to check them out!

* University of Wisconsin-Superior officials unveiled plans to the Superior City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 15

to add facilities that they say would benefit the university and the community.

* And one more education story for you:

Students at Superior High School will have to stow their cell phones and smart devices

during school hours.

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