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🌱 Catch Superior High’s state-bound play before the cast heads south

Superior, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Catch Superior High’s state-bound play before the cast heads south
  • Superior businesses face big changes before the Blatnik Bridge closes
  • Douglas County court records: Sentences and case outcomes for Nov. 2–6

Also on today's calendar: Homeschool Lego Club and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cooler with showers around, with a high of 48 and low of 31 degrees.
  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 39, low: 28.
  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 38 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Superior High School's one-act play advances to state (superiortelegram.com) — Superior High School’s state-bound one-act cast will give neighbors one more chance to see its comedy Sunday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m. Admission at the SHS Performing Arts Center is $5, cash only. The students advanced through two competitions in the school’s first season back after a pandemic-era break.
   

2. Superior businesses navigate shipyard expansion, gas plant cancellation as new opportunities emerge (wpr.org) — Superior’s business landscape is shifting as Fraser Shipyards attracts a $350 million investment and the proposed $1 billion Nemadji Trail gas plant falls through. With the Blatnik Bridge closure approaching early next year, local business groups are holding workshops to help shops and other employers prepare for disruptions and potential construction-related opportunities.
   

3. Douglas County Circuit Court for Nov. 2-6, 2026 (superiortelegram.com) — A Superior man received six months in jail after a no-contest plea to domestic battery, among Douglas County Circuit Court dispositions for Nov. 2–6. Rondae Jacues Terrell Robinson also received probation on a domestic disorderly conduct count, while a domestic strangulation or suffocation charge was dismissed.
   

4. Superior man accused of stabbing his brother (superiortelegram.com) — A Superior man faces two felony charges after allegedly stabbing his brother in an apartment above Strikers Bar on Nov. 7. Deaundra Darnell Smith, 35, denied involvement, according to the criminal complaint. His brother suffered a punctured lung, and the court set a $10,000 cash bond and a Nov. 18 preliminary hearing.
   

5. 'It shaped my career': Head of ND Historical Society reflects on Edmund Fitzgerald discovery (kfyrtv.com) — An oar from the Edmund Fitzgerald helped launch Bill Peterson's career in history after he and a cousin found it on a Michigan beach in 1976. Peterson, now North Dakota's state historical society director, says the discovery sparked his interest in shipwrecks. The freighter had departed Superior before sinking the previous November.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • I created Superior Home Pros right here in Superior to help neighbors in Superior and Duluth find local businesses for their home projects.
    It’s still growing, and I’d love for you to check it out! It’s free for homeowners to browse and for businesses to join. Find Local. Hire Local. … (Nextdoor Itasca)
  • Goodwill Industries Vocational Enterprises, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Superior. Apply here.
  • pOpshelf posted a job opening for SALES ASSOCIATE in SUPERIOR WI S31167 in Superior. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Superior here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Superior

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