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Articles from the July 21, 2014 edition


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  • Hiawatha celebrates 50th birthday

    Miranda Anderson|Jul 21, 2014

    IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area Chamber of Commerce drew tourists from the Midwest for a 50th birthday celebration for the Hiawatha Indian statue Saturday morning. "We didn't know what to expect," said Ironwood Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sandy Harden, regarding attendance at the ceremony. Originally from Minnesota, Hiawatha is the world's tallest Indian statue at 52 feet. "Over the last 50 years, he's endured the Upper Peninsula weather," said Ironwood Mayor Kim Corcoran, "He also, unfo...

  • Child identification kits meant to help abducted children

    Sheena Trepanier|Jul 21, 2014

    IRONWOOD - The Michigan Child Identification Program visited Ironwood this weekend, giving parents the opportunity to preserve a packet of identifiable information about their children, in the event of a missing child. "Hopefully they would never need to use it," John Tincher, Michigan Masons member and volunteer, said. "But at least when you're panicking and trying to get everything together, here you got a packet, ready to give to the police." Volunteers and the Michigan Masons helped parents...

  • Vietnam Veterans sell donated chalet

    Jul 21, 2014

  • Annual recliner races draw large crowd in Saxon

    Jul 21, 2014

  • Scores dead in first major ground battle in Gaza

    Jul 21, 2014

    GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - The first major ground battle in two weeks of Israel-Hamas fighting exacted a steep price Sunday: It killed 65 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers and forced thousands of terrified Palestinian civilians to flee their neighborhood, reportedly used to launch rockets at Israel and now devastated by the fighting. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the offensive would continue "as long as necessary" to end attacks from Gaza on Israeli civilians. But Hamas...

  • Brothers go back-to-back at Milakovich

    Pat Krause|Jul 21, 2014

    IRONWOOD — Beware the Langdon Brothers, Zach and Cody. They tore up the Gogebic Country Club and their 100 team opposition in a way seldom seen at Milakovich Memorial Tournament. In 2013, they won the championship flight at the Milakovich in a playoff. On Saturday, they were the the medalists with the lowest score of 70. But they saved their best play for last. They shot 31 on the front side and back side on Sunday and had spectators and fellow golfers scratching their heads wondering when the last sparkling 62 was carded in the tournament. A...