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Articles from the February 24, 2018 edition


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  • Three downtown fire victims identified

    Feb 24, 2018

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The three victims who died in Wednesday’s fire in downtown Ironwood have been identified. Mark Arnold Verrete, 57; Patrick James Somerville, 51, and Levi Dean Watkins, 27, all of Ironwood, lost their lives in the fire, Ironwood Public Safety Department Director Gregory Klecker said in a news release Friday afternoon. “The Ironwood Public Safety Department extends our sincere condolences and sympathies to the surviving family members for their losses in this tragic incident,” Klecker said...

  • Community comes together to help fire victims

    Feb 24, 2018

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Range is a place where neighbors often help each other, once again demonstrated in the aftermath of Wednesday's fire that left two buildings destroyed, three dead and others homeless. The fire started in the building at 102 E. Aurora St. in downtown Ironwood - which housed Chelsi's Corner boutique and nine apartment units - and now the building's neighbors are gathering to lead the effort helping those trying to rebuild. "We...

  • KIDS IN THE SNOW

    Feb 24, 2018

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    Feb 24, 2018

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  • Ralph Howard Fruik Jr.

    Feb 24, 2018

    BERGLAND, Mich. - Ralph Howard Fruik Jr., 70, a long-time resident of Bergland, passed away peacefully late Thursday evening, Feb. 22, 2018, at his home, with his family by his side. Ralph was born on July 14, 1947, in Chicago, a son of Eleanor (Besonen) and Ralph Howard Fruik Sr. He graduated from Bergland High School in 1965. He married his high school sweetheart, Lorraine Gay Bailey, on Feb. 1, 1966. Ralph attended Gogebic Community College and earned his associate's degree in 1967. He...

  • Community Calendar

    Feb 24, 2018

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Feb. 24 “Read with Remington,” therapy dog, 10:30 a.m., grades K-5, Wakefield Public Library. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer, Wis., School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Community Night Meal Free Supper, 5-6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Feb. 25 Senior Games, Doors open at 11:30 a.m., lunch at 12:15 p.m...

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