January 9 – A Tower home was destroyed by fire this evening. Multiple fire departments were dispatched to the blaze, located in the 500 block of 3rd Street South. The fire was first reported around 9:10 p.m. Departments dispatched included: Tower, Breitung Township, Greenwood, Vermilion Lake, Eagles Nest, Embarrass, Pike-Sandy-Britt, and Ely. The Tower Ambulance Service provided medical standby at the scene. An excavator was brought in to help extinguish the fire.
