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Articles from the January 2, 2014 edition


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  • Michigan State beats Stanford in Rose Bowl

    Jan 2, 2014

    PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Connor Cook passed for a career-high 332 yards and hit Tony Lippett with a tiebreaking 25-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter, leading No. 4 Michigan State to a 24-20 victory over No. 5 Stanford on Wednesday night in the 100th Rose Bowl. Cook also threw a TD pass to Trevon Pendleton, and Jeremy Langford rushed for 84 yards and a score in the first Rose Bowl victory in 26 years for the Big Ten champion Spartans (13-1), who finished the season with 10 straight w...

  • First walk of the new year a success

    Miranda Anderson|Jan 2, 2014

    IRONWOOD - A group of snowshoers, locals and visitors to the area, braved bitter temperatures as they participated in the second annual Mark Fitting Memorial Walk Wednesday evening, beginning at the Michigan Information Center. This was the first event in the 2014 Superior Snowshoe Walks, a series of such walks to be held every Wednesday at various locations until March 12. Wednesday's walk was 1.75 miles long, traveling from the information center, through the cemetery and back. The starting...

  • New Year's Day fireworks light up the night sky

    Jan 2, 2014

  • Barbara Bush remains hospitalized in Houston

    Jan 2, 2014

    HOUSTON (AP) - Former first lady Barbara Bush remains hospitalized with a respiratory-related issue, but her condition hasn't changed, a spokesman for her husband's office said Wednesday. Bush, 88, was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital on Monday, though it wasn't announced until former President George H.W. Bush's office released a statement Tuesday night. "She is in great spirits, has already received visits from her husband and family, and is receiving fantastic care," the statement...

  • Snowshoers brave cold weather

    Jan 2, 2014

  • Christine 'Chris' Steiner

    Jan 2, 2014

    IRONWOOD, Mich. — Christine “Chris” Steiner, 70, of Gile, Wis., died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, in Ironwood. She was born Feb. 21, 1943, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Arthur and Frances (Snarski) Moselle. Chris attended Hurley, Wis., schools and graduated from the J.E. Murphy High School with the class of 1961. She was employed by Dr. Sher as a receptionist, and by Kmart and Art Unlimited. She was also the owner of Pixie Ceramics for many years. Chris was a drummer with the Iron County VFW Drum and Bugle Corps. She was an accomplished accor...