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  • Ironwood hosts second annual cheer competition

    Mar 6, 2017

    By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] IRONWOOD - Luther L. Wright hosted the second annual Great Northern Cheer Challenge on Saturday afternoon. Teams from Hurley, Ironwood, L'Anse and Negaunee participated in the competition. The Ironwood Red Devils took first place for the second year in a row, followed by L'Anse in second place, Hurley in third, and Negaunee taking home fourth place. According to the program, "The goal of this competition is to be a fun and positive experience for chee...

  • Thomas explores North Country Trail

    Mar 6, 2017

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] MERCER - Bethany Thomas, vice president of the Heritage Chapter of the North Country Trail Association presented "Exploring the North Country Trail of the Midwest" Saturday at the Mercer Library, sponsored by the library and the Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts. Many people likely have no idea the North Country Trail is the longest of the 11 National Scenic Trails, clocking in at 4,600 miles stretching from North Dakota to Vermont, said...

  • Fire damages Ontonagon home Saturday

    Mar 6, 2017

    Ontonagon — The home of an Ontonagon women was damaged in an early evening fire Saturday. The Ontonagon Village Fire Department was called at 6:44 p.m. to the Sue Austin’s home on the Rockland Road when neighbors spotted the fire. Austin was not at home at the time of the blaze. According to Fire Department officials, the fire started in the kitchen area and was contained to the kitchen area, but the rest of the home sustained heavy smoke and water damage. Officials said two family cats died in the fire. The department left the scene at 8:3...

  • Community Calendar

    Mar 6, 2017

    Monday, March 6 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Wakefield Senior Citizens, 2 p.m, Wakefield Senior Center. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Sports Hall of Fame, 6 p.m., Luther L. Wright K-12 School, room 205. MECCA Ski Club, 6 p.m., MECCA cabin near the treatment facility, Mercer, Wis. Ironwood PTO, 6 p.m., Luther L. Wright. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT,...

  • Reino 'Ray' Ynve Waurio

    Mar 6, 2017

    ZIMMERMAN, Minn. - Reino "Ray" Ynve Waurio, 76, passed away in his home of 51 years on Lake Fremont in Zimmerman, surrounded by his loved ones after a battle with cancer on Feb. 28, 2017. Ray was born on Aug. 25, 1940, the son of Ynve Samuel Waurio and Mary Heikkila, in Ironwood Township, Mich. He attended public school in Ironwood. Ray served in the military joining the U.S. Marines in 1958, for four years active duty and two years in the reserves. Ray met Kathryn Thorpe in Roseville, Calif.,...

  • Verna Ann Halron

    Mar 6, 2017

    ONTONAGON, Mich. — Verna Ann Halron, age 83, passed away peacefully at home with her family on March 3, 2017. Verna was born on June 30, 1933, in Ontonagon, Mich. to Ted and Lucille Sommer. She married James “Mickey” Halron on March 31, 1951, and they were only a few weeks away from their sixty-sixth wedding anniversary. Verna spent eight years working at the law firm of Walsh and Munro and thirty years working for the First National Bank of Ontonagon. She truly enjoyed her work and the people she encountered every day but most of all she loved...