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Articles from the August 11, 2020 edition


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  • The Pines reopens a year after fire

    Aug 11, 2020

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - It is a year to the day since a fire destroyed The Pines Cafe in downtown Ironwood, and owners Susan Craumann and Janice Miskovich re-opened the renovated restaurant a day earlier on Monday. "It's been a very long year," Craumann said. "Reconstructing the place was a long process." It was the pride in their business that helped them to navigate the "devastating path" resulting from the fire, she said. They wish it never happened but...

  • Ironwood COVID testing planned

    Aug 11, 2020

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — People in the Ironwood area will be able to be tested for COVID-19 Wednesday during a testing event at the Ironwood Public Safety Department. The no-cost event is scheduled to run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to a flier, and is available to everyone. No pre-registration, insurance, prescription or doctor’s order is needed, the flier reads. The event comes as the number of local cases linked to the coronavirus pandemic continues to rise. The number of cases in Gogebic County ros...

  • Iron County votes today

    Aug 11, 2020

    HURLEY — Iron County voters head to the polls today to participate in Wisconsin’s August primary. Those participating in the election can choose between participating in the Democratic, Republican and U.S. Constitution parties’ primaries. Although there are no contested races on the local ballots, voters will cast their votes in federal, state and local elections. Voters will decide who will represent their respective parties in the November general election for the 7th Congressional District and 74th State Assembly District; as well as Iron...

  • Community Calendar

    Aug 11, 2020

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Aug. 11 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Ironwood American Legion Post 5, 5:30 p.m. dinner, 6:30 p.m....

  • Barbara Jean Novak

    Aug 11, 2020

    PRESQUE ISLE, Wis. - Barbara Jean Novak, 90, of Presque Isle, passed away on Aug. 7, 2020, in Rhinelander. A graveside service for family and close friends will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Presque Isle Cemetery. Arrangements are by Bolger Funeral Home. A celebration of life will be held in the future when travel and gatherings are safe. Barb was born in Pontiac, Michigan, to Alice and Harold Rioux on June 7, 1930. She spent her childhood near Clarkston, Michigan. Barb pursued ed...