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Articles from the July 24, 2014 edition


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  • Air Choice One welcomed to airport

    Ralph Ansami|Jul 24, 2014

    IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Air Choice One was welcomed to the Ironwood area at Wednesday day-long festivities at the Gogebic-Iron County Airport. The Chicago-based airlines has been operating out of the airport for nearly a month and CEO Shane Storz said he's pleased with the response and ticket sales. "We're looking to a great future here," Storz said before a ribbon-cutting ceremony. He said Air Choice One is a "family business" and that is borne out in the fact that his sister, Darnea Wood, is the...

  • Zombies invade Ironwood as Strand demonstrates demons

    Ryan Jarvi|Jul 24, 2014

    IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Carnegie Library hosted a day of zombie-related events, including zombie make-up face-painting, on Tuesday afternoon. Ironwood resident Tyler Strand used liquid latex, powders and other make-up to provide willing participants with an opportunity to look like zombies. Strand has been interested in zombies and other things of the horror genre since he was a kid. "My birthday is Oct. 26, so it's close to Halloween and I guess it just kind of became my thing," he said. He's...

  • Ocean crash kills teen pilot seeking world record

    Jul 24, 2014

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indiana teenager who was attempting to set a record for an around-the-world flight was killed when his plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean, and crews were searching Wednesday for his father, who was also on board. Family spokeswoman Annie Hayat said the plane flown by 17-year-old Haris Suleman went down shortly after leaving Pago Pago in American Samoa Tuesday night. Hayat said the body of Haris Suleman had been recovered, but crews were still looking for Babar Suleman....

  • Bessemer Class of 1974

    Jul 24, 2014

  • Louis D. 'Louie' Kurta

    Jul 24, 2014

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - Louis D. "Louie" Kurta, 67, of Ironwood, died peacefully Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood, with his family by his side, following a lengthy illness. Louie was born March 2, 1947, in Ironwood, son of the late Michael and Justine (Kovales) Kurta, and attended Newport School and Luther L. Wright High School. He was employed at Ahonen Lumber Co., White Pine Copper Co., and Ray's and Lutey's Flower Shop over the...

  • Impact committee eyes reclamation of G-Tac mine site

    Ryan Jarvi|Jul 24, 2014

    HURLEY - The Iron County Mining Impact Committee discussed possible reclamation efforts at its meeting on Wednesday that would follow the mine being proposed by Gogebic Taconite near Upson, Wis. Joe Vairus, of the Iron County Forestry and Parks Department, addressed the committee with suggestions on how the mine's stockpile land could be used following completion of G-Tac's work and eventual withdrawal from the area. "I've heard ideas everywhere from putting a casino in there to having elk...