Community mourns Ernie Moore

By RICHARD JENKINS

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HURLEY — Those who knew him continue to mourn the loss of Ernest “Ernie” Moore, who passed away last week.

Moore, 63, who died June 16 in Florida while traveling home, owned and operated the Iron County Miner and Print Shop in Hurley.

His role at the newspaper and his nature meant he knew many members of the community.

“All growing up, when we were driving around with him as kids or whatever; people would wave at him and say hi. He knew a lot of their names,” recalled his son, Michael Moore. “Sometimes, we’d say, ‘Who was that?’ and he’d say, ‘I d...