CRYSTAL FALLS—On Sunday, July 8, at 4:20 p.m., Iron County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a report of an armed assailant in Iron River Township.

AMASA—The Iron County Board of Commissioners approved the contract presented to the new administrator at its June 26 bi-monthly meeting.
 The board, meeting at the Hematite Township Hall, questioned several items in the contract before agreeing to hire Sue Clisch as administrator.

CRYSTAL FALLS—The Iron County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a malicious destruction of property complaint that occurred at the Alpha Rifle and Pistol Range, located at 146 Mastodon Road.

Construction crews are hard at work Monday morning, July 2, working on the U.S. 2 construction project in Iron River. This view, taken from the corner of Eighth Avenue and Adams (U.S. 2), looking east, takes in the scope of the work, including sewer and water main replacement. Additional infrastructure upgrades accompanying the road work were made by AT&T and DTE. A new street lighting system is also being paid for by a grant from MDOT, and installed by UPPCO. More photos of projects in Iron River on Page 2 of the Reporter.

Residents remain patient during construction

IRON RIVER—Amid the hammering, pounding, mud and dust, Iron River residents are taking the construction in stride, if not always in the right direction on the one-way street detours.

CRYSTAL FALLS—The popular Bass Festival, sponsored by the Crystal Falls Lions Club, will be held July 5-8.
 Events get under way on Thursday, July 5, with bingo at the Nylund Building on Superior Avenue.
 That’s also the scene on Friday for Nylund’s annual boxing invitational at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:30, said organizers.

GREEN BAY, Wis.—Shopko has announced that the liquidation sale has ended and the store conversion process to Shopko Hometown will begin this week at the Iron River Pamida store.
 The store will remain open during the entire conversion process, which will last between five and six weeks.

CRYSTAL FALLS—The Forest Park Board of Education made several decisions concerning staff at its June 25 meeting.
 Prior to the meeting, Deb Divoky was sworn in as a new board member, filling the vacancy left from John Harrison’s resignation last month. Appointed now, she may run for the board position in the November general election.

The Arlise Troupe and their wild and crazy unicycles will be among featured performers at the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus set for July 5 at the Iron County Fairgrounds. (C&M photo)
IRON RIVER—Thanks to the sponsorship of the Iron County Fair Board, Culpepper & Merriweather Circus, “America’s Favorite Big Top Circus,” is coming to Iron River Thursday, July 5, at the Iron County Fairgrounds with two scheduled performances at 5 and 7:30 p.m.

IRON COUNTY—The Fourth of July will be celebrated next Wednesday, July 4, in Iron County with special events planned in Iron River, Alpha and Amasa.
 Iron River
 Iraq war veterans and their families will get special honors during Iron River’s Fourth of July parade.

Tim Hovey (left), developer of the Apple Blossom Apartments, and Ron Basso, member of the Iron River Downtown Development Authority and project committee member, reviewed plans for renovating the old Central School on June 13.
IRON RIVER—Don’t call it “The Old Central School” anymore—the Apple Blossom Apartments development plans are under way.
 Having received approval from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, the project’s developer, the Hovey Companies, is moving forward with remediation plans, then  renovating the building into one, two and three-bedroom affordable housing, along with retail space on the lower level.