Gotta Be Superior website misleads visitors with stock images
With reporting by Amorin Mello
Since 2022, Swim Creative, a Duluth marketing firm, has been contracted to promote tourism in the City of Superior. From 2022 to 2024, Swim received...
Manion Truss president says he did not deceive workers about plant closure
On Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, Rob Manion, president of Manion Truss & Components in Superior, called all employees to a special meeting. He informed them that the manufacturing plant...
Manion Truss to close Dec. 19, eliminating 43 jobs
Manion’s Truss & Components is a building products manufacturer located in Superior, at 1300 Garfield Avenue. Manion’s employs 43 at their Superior location. Manion’s also operates a truss plant...
Grievance hearing exposes dysfunction on American Indian Parent Advisory Committee
A Nov. 19, 2025 post on the Facebook page for the Duluth Public Schools Indian Parent Committees read, “If you are interested in participating in the grievance hearing board...
Mayor Paine halted zoning application and subsequent land sale, lawsuit alleges
A lawsuit filed in federal court on Oct. 9, 2025 alleges that Superior Mayor Jim Paine and Planning Director Jason Serck improperly used their influence to halt a zoning...
Proposed zoning move to St. Louis County stirs concern in Lakewood Township
In St. Louis County, only four townships manage their own zoning codes—Duluth, Gnesen, Lakewood, and Midway Townships. Zoning regulations in the remaining 143 townships are managed by St. Louis...
