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Articles from the February 27, 2017 edition


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  • Community turns out for Historic Ironwood Theatre

    Feb 27, 2017

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - "The Historic Ironwood Theatre is very important to local business and is crucial for a community to have a cultural place like the HIT," are the words Tom Williams, theatre board president, used to describe the importance of the HIT to Ironwood. "The theatre is an anchor point in the downtown area. For businesses looking to open or move to Ironwood, the presence of the HIT is key to getting them to Ironwood," said Williams. So, for four...

  • Local talent on display at township Frost Fest

    Feb 27, 2017

    By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — This year’s annual and appropriately titled Frost Fest was held at the Ironwood Township Hall gymnasium on Saturday. The heavy snow and wintry weather didn’t stop vendors and locals from attending. The event brought in crafters from around the U.P. to come and showcase their home-made products. There was an array of items available for purchase at the event. Everything from jewelry to bird feeders, mittens to barbie dress...

  • Missing man found in Porkies

    Feb 27, 2017

    PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS — An Appleton, Wis. man traveling through the Porcupines Mountains was found safe Saturday morning. The Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department was contacted by the family of Jordan Church, 30, after he failed to arrive at his destination. Church was last heard from at 5 p.m., when he told his family he was roughly 45 minutes from his destination. According to a GCSD press release, his family contacted the sheriff’s department after he failed to arrive by 10 p.m. Using cell phone towers, deputies were able to track Churc...

  • Community Calendar

    Feb 27, 2017

    Monday, Feb. 27 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Finnish Women’s Auxiliary, 10 a.m., Little Finland, Kimball, Wis. Pot luck meal. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Finnish Language Classes with Seija Jarvenpaa, 3 p.m. beginners, 4 p.m. advanced, Little Finland, Kimball. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas s... Full story