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Articles from the March 21, 2020 edition


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  • Mercer approves COVID-19 plan

    Tom LaVenture|Mar 21, 2020

    MERCER, Wis. - The town of Mercer Board of Supervisors on Friday approved its COVID-19 emergency plan during a special meeting on Friday, to include additional support for first responders. The board held its first electronic meeting after determining on Thursday that an electronic meeting that provides public notification and access via phone or computer is compliant with open meeting laws during for the duration of the COVID-19 state and national emergency. The board 4-0 approved the Mercer CO...

  • Ironwood providing business support

    Tom LaVenture|Mar 21, 2020

    IRONWOOD — The city of Ironwood is providing support and resources for businesses that are struggling through the coronavirus pandemic. There are grants, zero-interest loans and other support out there and it’s changing all the time, said Tom Bergman, director of community development for the city of Ironwood. The city is sending out email updates a few times a week to business owners to help them with their own search for resources, he said. “This is just to let them know what opportunities are there in terms of disaster relief and other...

  • Community Calendar

    Mar 21, 2020

    Saturday, March 21 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, March 22 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org.... Full story

  • Alfred 'Willie' William Johnson

    Mar 21, 2020

    HOUGHTON, Mich. - Alfred "Willie" William Johnson, 88, passed away on March 16, 2020, at U.P. Health Portage Hospital. Willie was born June 29, 1931, in Laurium, the son of the late Ralph and Aleda Johnson, who's family lived at Highway Location and then in Bruce Crossing, as farmers. Willie was united in marriage to the former Luella D. Syria in 1950, who passed away in April 2010. Willie's first job was taken after completing eighth grade. He quit school to become the farm boss on the family... Full story