The Globe - Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

By P.J. GLISSON

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IRONWOOD — Members of the Gogebic County Fair Board voted on Monday evening to move the fair’s mud races from Sunday afternoon to Saturday evening in hopes of reestablishing a rodeo on Sunday afternoon.

This year’s fair will run from Aug. 10-13.

Monday’s action reversed a decision in a previous meeting to move the races from Saturday to Sunday when a formerly lined up rodeo company backed out for insurance reasons.

Monday’s vote split nearly evenly. Linda Nelson, Crystal Suzik, Melinda Kostac, Shelley Suckow and Holly Ramme voted yes while...