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Articles from the July 1, 2020 edition


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  • Ironwood school changes food distribution plans

    Jul 1, 2020

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Now that the staff and volunteers had a couple weeks of experience with various food distribution events the district offers, the Ironwood Area Schools is making some changes to the schedule for the rest of the summer. The biggest change comes to the dairy distribution, with Monday's distribution being the first held at the Aurora Club rather than the Luther L. Wright K-12 School. As a nonprofit, the Aurora Club was able to host the... Full story

  • Ontonagon discusses school budgets

    Jul 1, 2020

    By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — Finances and budgets were heavily on the minds of the Ontonagon Area Board of Education Monday as they conducted both a public hearing on the budget and the annual meeting. The board faced the difficult task of submitting a balanced budget to the state by Tuesday. The state will not have its own budget — which would tell the district how much money the state will distribute — until as late as this fall. Superintendent Jim Bobula said state officials have indicated it has a $1.2 billion short...

  • Enbridge awards public safety grants locally

    Jul 1, 2020

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Area law enforcement and fire departments were awarded grants to assist with equipment purchases and training from Enbridge. This first round of the biannual grant has resulted in $7,500 awards to the Michigan State Police, the Wakefield Fire Department, the Iron County Sheriff’s Department and Iron County Emergency Management and 911, according to Brian Trekas, the pipeline supervisor for Enbridge at the Ironwood office. Ambulance services and law enforcement organizations are also welc...

  • Community Calendar

    Jul 1, 2020

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, July 1 Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. IMPACT Life Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Church, Ironwood. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Government Ironwood Economic Development Corporation, 10 a.m., meeting, Conference Room 1, second floor, Memorial... Full story