Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Hiller wins seat on Iron County Board

By RICHARD JENKINS

[email protected]

HURLEY -- Challenger Tanner Hiller defeated incumbent Jim Kichak to represent Mercer in the lone contested Iron County Board of Supervisors race in the April 7 election.

The results of the election, which were released Monday night due to a court ruling regarding the statewide election and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, show Hiller received 76 votes to Kichak’s 63 in the District 14 race.

Hiller won’t be the only new face on the board, however, as Kathleen Byrns received 138 votes in her unopposed bid to fill a seat being vacated by Jay Aijala...