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Articles from the April 22, 2020 edition


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  • Ironwood summer events in limbo

    Apr 22, 2020

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Planning for summer events is difficult in times of uncertainty. The Ironwood Chamber of Commerce has not officially canceled the citywide rummage sale scheduled for Saturday, June 6, but it’s highly unlikely it will be held, said Michael Meyer, chamber director. The chamber board will make the decision to cancel or to move it to the fall, he said. “It’s just coming up too soon,” Meyer said of the event in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic shutdown. There are usually a lot of calls... Full story

  • Iron County Food Pantry remains open with curbside service

    Apr 22, 2020

    By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] MONTREAL, Wis. - The Iron County Food Pantry remains open, having developed a system to allow their older volunteers to continue to service residents of Iron County in need of food throughout the COVID-19 crisis. According to Mary Mattson, the office manager at Iron County Food Pantry, the health department was originally wanting to replace the volunteers at Iron County Food Panty with younger volunteers from the county's Health and Human Services...

  • Bessemer city council votes to extend committee terms

    Apr 22, 2020

    By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council voted Monday night to change the terms of the Parks and Recreation Committee members from two years to three years, following a public hearing. “We have to rescind that motion on two years, it should be three years, like planning commission is three, DDA commission is three. They should all be uniform. They need to be uniform,” said councilman Bill McDonald during the hearing. “You can’t have two committees on three years and one committee on two years. That’s no...

  • Community Calendar

    Apr 22, 2020

    Wednesday, April 22 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, ; Marenisco Town Hall, 9:15-9:30 a.m; Watersmeet Food Pantry, 10-10:30 a.m.; Bruce Crossing, Stannard Township ballpark, 1-1:30 p.m. EDT. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Gogebic County Board, 5 p.m. Finance Committee meeting, followed by board meeting, courthouse, Bessemer. Thursday, April 23... Full story