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Commissioners approve bid for new welcome sign

By RALPH ANSAMI

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IRONWOOD - The Ironwood welcome sign off McLeod Avenue that was destroyed in a rollover accident will be replaced to the tune of $14,000.

That's the amount the city received from its insurance company to replace the sign.

The city commission on Monday approved a bid from Creative Signs, of DePere, Wis., to design and erect a new sign.

The driver who was involved in the accident on Dec. 13, Tyler Strebe, 27, of Hurley, was uninsured.

The vehicle also struck two signs.

Strebe initially told Ironwood Public Safety Department officers that he had too much...