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Articles from the November 7, 2020 edition


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  • Ironwood reaffirms decision to continue remote learning

    Nov 7, 2020

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The same day the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District announced its six member districts were extending their period of remote learning in response to rising COVID-19 numbers in the area, the Ironwood Area Schools board of education met Thursday to discuss whether that was the right decision for the district — ultimately deciding to follow the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department’s recommendation and continue for at least the next week. The vote means the district will...

  • Iron County completes canvass

    Nov 7, 2020

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - The Iron County Board of Canvass performed the canvass of the county's results in Tuesday's general election Friday morning, formalizing the unofficial numbers reported on election night. Although the canvass resulted in some changed vote totals, the outcomes of all the races remained the same. One of the biggest changes to the results reported on election night was that the Libertarian presidential ticket of Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy Spike...

  • Planning commission expects to be busy

    Nov 7, 2020

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Planning Commission is going about the process of prioritizing projects as it expects to be involved with the wave of marijuana establishment licensure applications for the first half of 2021, according to discussion during a virtual meeting on Thursday. The city’s priority of the moment is completing work on the zoning ordinance and involving the planning commission in that process, along with the downtown development plan, wayfinding master plan and the master arts plan, s...

  • Bonnie J. (Bahun) Kivi

    Nov 7, 2020

    WAUSAU, Wis. - Bonnie J. (Bahun) Kivi, 64, a lifetime resident of Ironwood, passed away peacefully on Oct. 19, 2020, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on Feb. 6, 1956, in Ironwood, Michigan, daughter of Anton and Venita (Swanbeck) Bahun. She attended Luther L. Wright High School and studied at Suomi College In 1975, she married John Kivi. Bonnie loved all animals and always had a pet of some kind, whether it was a dog or something more exotic, like...

  • Community Calendar

    Nov 7, 2020

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Nov. 7 Weight Watcher’s meeting, 7 a.m., Westly United Methodist Church, Ironwood Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics A...