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Boyd, Graser win in township; two trustee candidates out

IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Among the contests decided in Tuesday's primary election were Ironwood Township's supervisor and treasurer races.

Steven Boyd and Maria Graser won their races for supervisor and treasurer, respectively.

Boyd, a current trustee on the board, defeated former township supervisor Marvin LaGrew by a vote of 361 to 288 in the bid to replace outgoing supervisor Alan Baron. Boyd's 361 votes represented approximately 55 percent of the voters casting ballots in the race, to LaGrew's roughly 44 percent.

Graser defeated current treasurer Jyl Renee Olson-DeRosso by a vote of 356 to 272....