Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Iron County completes election canvass

By RICHARD JENKINS

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HURLEY - The Iron County board of canvass met Friday to complete the canvass of local votes cast in Tuesday's election, formally certifying the results.

The three-person board reviewed the tally sheets for every ward in the county to ensure the filled out tally sheets accurately reflect the number of paper and electronic ballots cast.

The process largely confirmed the results initially reported Tuesday night, with the exception of Sharon Ofstad receiving a total of 163 votes in her write-in bid for a seat on the Hurley School Board after she gaine...