Snow possible High: 23 | Low: 5 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Thursday, March 2, 2017 75 cents Methamphetamine GIVING BACK continues to be problem for rural Commissioners communities By RICHARD JENKINS hear Sisu Ski
[email protected] MADISON, Wis. — While heroin and opioids may be the drug taking up headlines across Fest update the country in recent years, offi- cials are warning metham- phetamines continue to present By RALPH ANSAMI over the past eight years within a problem for communities —
[email protected] a 10-mile radius of Ironwood. particularly those in rural areas. IRONWOOD — The Sisu Ski Powers said the feedback from Wisconsin Attorney General Fest committee is again accept- this year’s racers was positive, Brad Schimel, along with repre- ing applications for grants to despite the minus-8 degree race sentatives from both state and local organizations that promote starting temperature, the coldest federal agencies, spoke at a leg- silent sports, especially cross in race history, and the short- islative hearing last month country skiing. ened course. about the issue. Race director Jackie Powers “Participants appreciated the “Meth is notorious for not only told the city commission Monday precautions we took to ensure a destroying the user, but the that in its eight years, the Iron- safe event for those who braved entire family and community wood ski race has contributed the frigid temperatures,” she around each user,” said Schimel. more than $35,000 directly into said. Some racers were treated “Wisconsin’s top law enforce- the community, including about for frostbite and hypothermia. ment agency has been working $20,000 in grants.