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Articles from the April 20, 2013 edition


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  • Spring snow smothers area

    Ralph Ansami|Apr 20, 2013

    IRONWOOD — Blizzard-like conditions dumped more than 17 inches of snow across the Gogebic Range Thursday and Friday and it continued to snow heavily into the night. Winds up to 40 mph whipped around the snow and created white-outs, making driving nearly impossible. A total of 7 inches of snow fell for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Friday in Ironwood and it snowed much more after that, sending the seasonal snow total near the 200-inch mark. As of 7 a.m. Friday, it stood at 189.7 inches. Gogebic R...

  • Volunteers essential to library

    Apr 20, 2013

    The Boulder Junction Public Library is fortunate to have a staff of nearly 30 volunteers. With increasing costs of materials and limited funding opportunities, it would be impossible to keep the library doors open without the dedicated service of our volunteers. If you stop by the Boulder Junction Public Library this week, National Volunteer Week (April 21-27), say thank you to the helpful, professional volunteers behind the counter. Cherie Sanderson Boulder Junction (Wis.) Public Library...

  • Young Bucks gear up for formidable Heat

    Apr 20, 2013

    MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks coach Jim Boylan admits his team has a daunting task in taking on the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs. The eighth-seeded Bucks open the Eastern Conference playoffs on the road Sunday against the NBA’s defending champions. “We’ve got a lot of young players and for many of them, this will be their first time in a playoff series, said Boylan, who replaced Scott Skiles as coach in early January. “Facing the world champions is a daunting task. You’re pl...

  • NASCAR rallies after Boston bombings hit home

    Apr 20, 2013

    KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The MIT police officer killed during the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was the brother of a machinist for Hendrick Motorsports, bringing the events of this past week closer to home for NASCAR teams already rallying around the tragedy. Sean Collier, who began working for Massachusetts Institute of Technology about a year ago, was found shot to death late Thursday in his vehicle in Cambridge, Mass. Police have said Collier was responding to a report o...

  • Raccoons out

    Apr 20, 2013

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