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Articles from the April 11, 2020 edition


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  • Aspirus opens screening checkpoint

    Apr 11, 2020

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Aspirus Ironwood Hospital and Clinic opened a drive-through screening checkpoint for all people entering the health campus. The service, which started Wednesday, is a transition from the screenings that had been conducted at doorway entrances to the hospital and clinic. Vehicles approaching the campus on Grandview Lane will be directed to a lane leading to the Aspirus Eye Care where staff will be taking temperatures and asking questions...

  • Bessemer man arraigned in shooting case

    Apr 11, 2020

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — A Bessemer man accused of a shooting in that city was arraigned via video in Gogebic County District Court Thursday afternoon. Timothy James Wigman, 26, was arraigned on charges of felonious assault with intent to murder, possession of a short-barreled shotgun, possession of a dangerous weapon-metallic knuckles, possessing or discharging a weapon under the influence causing serious impairment and possessing a firearm while committing a felony. Wigman faces a potential maximum sentence o...

  • Whitmer extends stay-at-home order through April

    Apr 11, 2020

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] LANSING — Michigan residents will have to continue staying in after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extended her stay-at-home order through the end of April Thursday as part of the state’s effort to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Whitmer’s extension to the order also includes new restrictions designed to limit the contact people in an effort to halt the virus’s spread. “Michigan has the third highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country, and we’re still on the upswing. We must continue to do everything...

  • John J. Juntunen

    Apr 11, 2020

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - John J. Juntunen, 68, of Ironwood, died on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 at Pioneer Apartments in Ironwood. He was born on Sept. 12, 1951, in Ironwood, son of John A. Juntunen and Goldie (Rintala) Juntunen. His parents are deceased. John is survived by his brother, Kenneth Juntunen of Kingman, Arizona, and six nephews, six nieces and numerous cousins. He was "Uncle Johnny" to his nieces and nephews. His favorite uncle and aunt were Gilbert and Vivian Juntunen. He also enjoyed being...

  • Community Calendar

    Apr 11, 2020

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, April 11 Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, April 12 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, April 13 Alcoholi...