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Articles from the August 17, 2016 edition


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  • IPSD officers apprehend man who sets Norrie house on fire

    Ralph Ansami|Aug 17, 2016

    IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Public Safety Department responded to a 1:40 p.m. Tuesday afternoon fire in a house that followed a domestic disturbance. IPSD Director Andrew DiGiorgio, at the scene around 2 p.m., said the fire at 246 W. Ash St. was intentionally set and criminal charges were pending. He said a man had barricaded himself inside the house after a domestic dispute with a woman. IPSD officers were then able to gain entry to the residence and remove the suspect. At that point, DiGiorgio...

  • Summer swing

    Aug 17, 2016

  • Ironwood board reaffirms support for consolidation

    Richard Jenkins|Aug 17, 2016

    IRONWOOD — The topic of area districts consolidating once again came up at the Ironwood Area Public School’s Board of Education meeting Monday, with the board reaffirming its support for consolidating after hearing a report on a recent meeting with Bessemer officials. Board President Steve Thomas said he and President Pro Tem Ed Rickard met with Bessemer Area Public School’s Board of Education members Beth Stieger and Sherri Graham, as well as Bessemer Superintendent Dave Radovich, Aug. 11. According to Thomas, the meeting began with a brief...

  • Community Calendar

    Aug 17, 2016

    Wednesday, Aug. 17 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Iron County Benefit Specialist, 10:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Citizens meal site, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715...