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Articles from the September 30, 2021 edition


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  • Washington Elementary students remain masked

    Sep 30, 2021

    By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER - Students at Washington Elementary school will remain masked, according to the decision of the Bessemer Area School Board on Tuesday. The members decided to keep its elementary school mandate in place until further notice. The school board will re-evaluate the elementary mask mandate at each monthly board meeting. "I think we got a good plan right now," said Superintendent Dan Niemi. "People are really compliant and we are being really...

  • Plaidurday First Friday events planned

    Sep 30, 2021

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Get into the spirit with Plaidurday and First Friday with music and a traditional photo event downtown. For the past few years Ironwood has won a friendly competition among cities to gather the most people for a downtown Plaidurday photo, said Gina Jacquart Thorsen, president of Stormy Kromer, a division of Jacquart Fabric Products in Ironwood. Plaidurday is always the first Friday in October, so when downtown Ironwood started celebrating First Fridays, it made sense to link the two even...

  • Community Calendar

    Sep 30, 2021

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Sept. 30 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Financial Assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous,... Full story