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Articles from the April 25, 2013 edition


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  • Fresh powder in late April

    Apr 25, 2013

  • Erickson named to county board

    Apr 25, 2013

    HURLEY — During a special Iron County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, the board appointed a new member. Scott Erickson is the new supervisor from the towns of Oma and Carey Erickson replaces Dennis DeRosso, of Oma, who died on April 1. The board held a moment of silence in DeRosso’s memory before the meeting. DeRosso was also board chairman and county administrator, but the board took no action to name a new chairman or fill the post of county administrator. The board meets again Tue...

  • Wings move into 8th spot

    Apr 25, 2013

    DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings moved a step closer toward extending their postseason streak to 22 with a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night. Jordin Tootoo netted the go-ahead goal early in the third period, and Johan Franzen scored on a power play with 6:26 left, lifting Detroit into eighth place in the Western Conference. The Red Wings, who have won two straight games, are one point ahead of Columbus and one behind seventh-place Minnesota. All three teams have two g...

  • Valverde returns to Tigers with 1-2-3 save

    Apr 25, 2013

    DETROIT (AP) — For the Detroit Tigers, it felt like 2011 again. Two of the key components of that year’s AL Central division champs reunited Wednesday night to help the Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5. Victor Martinez drove in a pair of runs and Jose Valverde returned to Detroit with a save. Martinez missed all of last season with a knee injury, and entered the game hitting .182. On a 39-degree night, he was robbed of extra bases by Eric Hosmer in his first at-bat, but he had an RBI dou...

  • Let voters decide wolf hunt

    Apr 25, 2013

    To the Editor: The editorial published April 23, “Let experts manage Michigan’s wildlife,” reprinted from the Detroit News, totally missed the mark. Using “sound science” resonates well with the public. In an ideal world, wildlife experts, researchers and biologists should guide wildlife management decisions, however, that is not reality. Top Department of Natural Resources officials are political appointees and the Natural Resource Commission is a politically-appointed body. At the March meeting, the NRC called upon an official from Montana a...