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Articles from the September 9, 2017 edition


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  • Morning fire destroys Ironwood house

    Richard Jenkins|Sep 9, 2017

    IRONWOOD - A fire early Friday morning has left an Ironwood house a total loss. The Ironwood Public Safety Department responded to a 1:50 a.m. report of a structure fire at 321 Alfred Wright Blvd. The homeowner woke up to his bedroom in flames, according to an IPSD news release, and vacated the home after unsuccessfully attempting to extinguish the fire. A passerby called 911, according to the release. Responding units arrived on the scene to find a "heavy fire consuming the front portion of...

  • Wisconsin access to Little Girl's Point closed for repairs

    Ralph Ansami|Sep 9, 2017

    IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Gogebic Range continues to cope with the aftermath of the flooding of July 2016 with reconstruction projects. Lake Road, north of the Wisconsin-Michigan border line bridge, will remain closed likely through next Tuesday, according to the Gogebic County Road Commission. A big box culvert not far from the Montreal River bridge is being worked on along Lake Road, near the Xcel Energy gravel road that leads to Superior Falls. That means that motorists cannot access Little...

  • Community Calendar

    Sep 9, 2017

    Saturday, Sept. 9 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. God’s Work Our Hands Winter Clothing Giveaway, noon to 4 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Sept. 10 God’s Work Our Hands Winter Clothing Giveaway, 10 a.m. to noon, Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community...

  • Carol Jean (Schroeder) Bohn

    Sep 9, 2017

    RAMSAY, Mich. - Carol Jean (Schroeder) Bohn, 76, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, at her home in Ramsay. She was born to the late Arthur and Esther (Krieger) Schroeder in Kenosha, Wis. Carol graduated from Salem Central High School in 1959. After earning her LPN and working on the pediatric floor at Kenosha Hospital for 22 years, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987. With that degree in hand, she moved to Lac du...

  • Madeleine M. (Kozup) Morichetti

    Sep 9, 2017

    HURLEY, Wis. - Madeleine M. (Kozup) Morichetti, 96, of Hurley, died peacefully Wednesday morning, Sept. 6, 2017, at Sky View Nursing Center in Hurley, with her loving family by her side. She was born Nov. 9, 1920, and raised in Mellen, and lived in Northern Wisconsin most of her life. She was a business entrepreneur who owned supper clubs and bars, including the Rex Bar in Mercer, which she ran with her husband, Ralph Capone. Upon his death, she returned to school at age 55 to earn her GED and...

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