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  • Paved pathway

    Jul 12, 2014

  • Festival Ironwood hopes to attract the crowds

    Ryan Jarvi|Jul 12, 2014

    IRONWOOD - The major event of the year for the city of Ironwood is coming back once again, and it's bringing a few new attractions with it. Festival Ironwood will run from July 16-20, and chief organizers Will Corcoran and Keith Johnson said there will be a couple of new items, but the old favorites are still on the schedule. "We've added a few more activities on kids day," Johnson said. "We're doing the fish pond and a few more things, but the base has been there and we've tried to add a few...

  • USPS surveys Montreal Post Office customers

    Ryan Jarvi|Jul 12, 2014

    MONTREAL, Wis. - The Montreal Post Office is one of 13,000 small branch offices throughout the nation that may have its hours of operation reduced under the U.S. Postal Service's "POST Plan." The plan was introduced in 2012 to help the USPS restructure its service network and save costs. The USPS has sent out letters and surveys to Montreal residents asking for community input to help determine the best method for providing services to the community. According to the letter sent to customers wri...

  • National Guard convoy stays night in Ironwood gymnasium

    Ryan Jarvi|Jul 12, 2014

    IRONWOOD - A bridging unit of the Michigan National Guard made a pit stop at Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood on Friday on its way to Camp Ripley in Minnesota. Capt. Alek Willson said the Engineering 1437th, a multi-role bridge company out of Sault Ste. Marie, was passing through on its way to Minnesota to complete three weeks of "fast-water training." Willson said the training is part of the ARMY Force Generation Cycle, which rotates on a five-year loop. Each year, military forces are...

  • Paul D. Huntley

    Jul 12, 2014

    GREEN BAY, Wis. -Paul D. Huntley, 59, of Green Bay, left us too soon on Monday, July 7, 2014. He was born March 7, 1955, in Racine to Donald and Lillian (Stegelmann) Huntley. Paul graduated from Southwest High School, Class of 1973 and went on to attend NTWC. On December 31, 1993, he married Diane Siebert. Paul had two lifelong passions - music and electronics. He "lived" at Henri's Music from the age of 15 on. There is hardly a musician in the area that did not have contact with Paul. He also...

  • Daniel J. Mahoney

    Jul 12, 2014

    WHEELING, Ill. — Daniel J. Mahoney, 88, of Wheeling, passed away, April 27, 2014, in Wheeling, after suffering a stroke. Dan was born in Chicago on Aug. 1, 1935. He moved to Ironwood and lived there for many years. He returned to the Chicago area when his health declined, to be near his family. He is survived by his brothers, John, James, David (Ann) and Dennis (Debbie); sisters, Helen (John) Waters, Patricia (George) Leicht, Maryetta (Kim) Knebel and Debra (Richard) Nevell; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his p...

  • Big fish story

    Jul 12, 2014