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Ironwood miners mural takes hit during storm

IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Miners Memorial Mural on McLeod Avenue was a victim of Friday's snowstorm.

The Ironwood Public Safety Department received a 7 a.m. Friday report that a loader machine had slid through the intersection at Suffolk Street and struck the wall, creating quite a bit of damage.

The loader operator, Aaron Tarnaski, 35, of Ironwood, drives for Cloverland Motors and Excavating, according to an IPSD report. The company's insurance representative was to be contacted regarding the damages.

The bucket of the machine struck the lower center part of the wall, damaging tiles with min...