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Articles from the September 23, 2019 edition


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  • Audience roars at HIT performances

    Sep 23, 2019

    By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Historic Ironwood Theatre was roaring with laughter Saturday night as comedian Tim Harmston took the stage. Harmston is a Minneapolis based comedian who travels the country doing shows. But before he took the stage, the crowd was warmed up by opening act, Vivian Meradeth and Tim Mesun. Meradeth and Mesun are both local performers who returned to Ironwood after seeking their degrees. Meradeth pursued her love of the stage at The American...

  • Wakefield VFW hosts Family Wellness Fair

    Sep 23, 2019

    By Megan Hughes [email protected] WAKEFIELD - This past Saturday the Wakefield VFW was bustling with activity as organizer Lynnea Laessig and the Gogebic-Ontonagon Great Start Collaborative welcomed attendees to their inaugural Family Wellness Fair. The fair started at 10 a.m. on Saturday with local healthcare groups and businesses setting up tables to spread the message of personal health. "Our goal is to inspire and educate people to make healthy choices and promote self-care." Laessig...

  • Ironwood hearing to discuss city square project

    Sep 23, 2019

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — A special hearing prior to the Ironwood City Commission meeting tonight will be to consider a grant application to build a Downtown City Square next year. The $1.67 million grant application to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation is for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the project, said Tom Bergman, the community development director for the city of Ironwood. The city’s share is $191,000, which is an agreement to complete the downtown lighting project on Wes...

  • Community calendar

    Sep 23, 2019

    Monday, Sept. 23 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Government Bessemer Township Board, 5 p.m., Township Hall, Ramsay. Mercer School Board,...