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  • Tenlen wins playoff for conference title

    Jason Juno|May 13, 2015

    HURLEY - A frustrating day of golf ended well for Hurley's Jeff Tenlen. Tenlen's 84 put him in a tie for the best score at Tuesday's Northern Wisconsin Golf Conference meet at Eagle Bluff. It also put him into a first-place tie with Chequamegon's Zach Carper for the overall conference medalist with a score 244 from the three conference meets. "I was surprised that I was still in contention at the end," Tenlen said. Tenlen became meet medalist over Carper by looking back on the card. He then...

  • Superior Falls

    May 13, 2015

  • Downtown activities planned around 'Grease' HIT sing-along

    Ralph Ansami|May 13, 2015

    IRONWOOD — Downtown Ironwood will revert to the 1950s for a day on Saturday, June 20. Aurora Street will be closed from 2 to 10 p.m. between Lowell and Suffolk for a Historic Ironwood Theatre “Grease” sing-along retro celebration that will also include a Klassic Kruisers antique auto show. The city commission on Monday gave its approval for closure of the street. Bruce Greenhill, managing director of HIT, appeared before the commission to request the closure. Commissioner Dave Sim said it was an “awesome” idea that will give the small dow...

  • Community Calendar

    May 13, 2015

    Wednesday, May 13 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. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Aging Unit of Iron County, Inc., 11 a.m., Mexican Fiesta (reservations required), Hurley Senior Center, Hurley. VFW post 1580 Ladies Auxilary, noon, spring luncheon, Tacconelli’s, Ironwood. Hurley Education Foundation, Inc, noon, monthly meeting, conference room, Hurley School. Alcoh...

  • Oliver A. Kanipes

    May 13, 2015

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - Oliver A. Kanipes, 98, of Ironwood, died unexpectedly Sunday, May 10, 2015. He lived with honesty and integrity his entire life and passed peacefully at home after a wonderful day at Langford Lake with family having crappie fry (at his request), enjoying the lakefront, and after returning home, laid down to read his favorite paper and fell asleep forever. Oliver was born March 30, 1917, son of the late Albert P. and Viola (Auclair) Kanipes, attended grade school in Ironwood,...

  • Alice E. Lehto

    May 13, 2015

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - Alice E. Lehto, 81, of Ironwood, passed away Monday, May 11, 2015, in Ironwood. Alice was born on Jan. 17, 1934, in Wakefield, daughter of the late August and Hilda (Wuorinen) Nieminen. She had been a longtime Ironwood Township resident, and was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Ironwood. On Dec. 23, 1955, she was united in marriage with Bertram Lehto in Chicago. Bert preceded her in death on Jan. 1, 1997. Alice is survived by two sons, Keith (Korrin), and Mark (Heidi)...