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Articles from the January 21, 2021 edition


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  • Ironwood chamber awards honor community

    Jan 21, 2021

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - It was a "banquetless" 2020 Ironwood Chamber Banquet Awards on Tuesday but it was a very special day nonetheless for all who took part. The annual all-member awards banquet is typically a time for good food, fellowship and the opportunity to recognize innovative businesses, dedicated community volunteers, organizations that lead, and those who educate and mentor the next generations - the elements that make Ironwood an exceptional...

  • Wisconsin to open COVID vaccine to seniors

    Jan 21, 2021

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY -- Starting next week, seniors in Iron County and the rest of Wisconsin over the age of 65 will be able to register to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations as the state announced the expansion of the vaccine roll-out Tuesday. “Older adults have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, and prioritizing this population will help save lives,” said DHS Secretary-designee Andrea Palm. “Wisconsin systems and operations are ready to vaccinate more people. The amount of vaccine we get from the f...

  • State approves Lac Vieux Desert online sports betting

    Jan 21, 2021

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] DETROIT — The Michigan Gaming Control Board approved the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Wednesday and its partner, PointsBet, to launch online sports betting starting noon Friday. “The MGCB team worked closely with the Lac Vieux Desert tribe and PointsBet to wrap up regulatory requirements for online sports betting in time for the initial launch,” board executive director Richard S. Kalm said in the approval’s announcement. “Other operators will launch as they meet the requ...

  • Lois Jean (Schrieber) Borth

    Jan 21, 2021

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - Lois Jean (Schrieber) Borth, 88, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 13, 2021. She passed away peacefully in Ironwood, at the home of her son, Daniel, with her family by her side. She was born Oct. 3, 1932, in Elgin, Illinois, to Wilfred and Frances (Gould) Schrieber. After growing up in Elgin, she graduated from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois, in 1954. It was there that she met the love of her life, Richard Borth. They were married on Aug. 25, 1956 and recently...

  • Community Calendar

    Jan 21, 2021

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Jan. 21 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:45-10 a.m. EST; White Pine Township Hall, 10:20-10:35 a.m. EST; Ontonagon Holy Family Catholic Church, 11-11:30 a.m. EST; Mass City Resource Center, 1-1:30 p.m. EST. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Regional Hospice Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., Comfort Inn,...