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Articles from the April 28, 2021 edition


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  • Ironwood to end moratorium on water fees

    Apr 28, 2021

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Ironwood residents who have not paid water or sewer bills during the COVID-19 pandemic will need to resume by June 1 or pay late fees. The Ironwood City Commission 4-0 approved the request of the city water department to resume charges for city water and sewer along with late payment fees, and water turn on and off fees. Mayor Annette Burchell was not present on an excused absence. The temporary waiving of the reconnection fees and penalties on monthly utility bills has so far r...

  • Missing Paulding teen's body found

    Apr 28, 2021

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] PAULDING — The multi-day search for a missing teen in the Paulding area ended Monday after his body was found in the woods near his home. Officials with the Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Department and County Emergency Management made the announcement late Monday afternoon, following the notification of Cam Besonen’s family. “Our community mourns the loss of this young man,” Ontonagon County Sheriff Dale Rantala said in the announcement. “Rescuers had been committed to finding him and worked tire...

  • Roundabout

    Apr 28, 2021

  • Community Calendar

    Apr 28, 2021

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, April 28 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Financial Assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2... Full story

  • Charles Ahler

    Apr 28, 2021

    ISHPEMING, Mich. - Charles Ahler, 86, of Kiva, passed quietly early Thursday morning, April 22, 2021, at Mission Point of Ishpeming. He was born on June 26, 1934, to Bernard and Helen (Wolf) Ahler in Burlington, Wisconsin. He attended St. Mary's Catholic Schools in Burlington before enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1953. He served as an electrician's mate aboard submarines and was discharged in 1962. He married Shirley Hankins of Charleston, South Carolina, in March of 1963 and returned to... Full story