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Articles from the August 5, 2014 edition


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  • L.L. Wright prepares to become K-12

    Cortney Ofstad|Aug 5, 2014

    IRONWOOD - Things are moving along "smoothly," according to superintendent Tim Kolesar as the Ironwood Area School District prepares Luther L. Wright School to become K-12. On Monday, a few boxes and some desks lined the hallways on the first floor, while teachers spent the day organizing classrooms. Kindergarten through second grade teachers moved from Sleight Elementary School over to LLW in the beginning in June, and some teachers already have their classrooms ready for the first day of...

  • Karate Institue hold drug awareness week

    Aug 5, 2014

  • Butterfly makes pit stop in Hurley garden

    Aug 5, 2014

  • Death toll from Ebola in West Africa hits 887

    Aug 5, 2014

    ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - The doctor who treated a man who flew to Nigeria and died of Ebola now has contracted the disease, authorities said Monday, presenting a dire challenge to Africa's most populous nation as the regional toll for the outbreak grew to 887 dead. As Nigerian health authorities rushed to quarantine others who had been exposed to the doctor, a special plane landed in Liberia to evacuate the second American missionary who fell ill with Ebola. Nancy Writebol, 59, is expected to arriv...

  • Corn adds sunny side to dinner omelet with salmon

    Aug 5, 2014

    By SARA MOULTON The Associated Press For the first couple weeks of corn season, my family is content to eat plain old corn on the cob day after day. And why not? It's perfect as is. But even perfection gets boring after a while, which is why I tend to fancy up our corn-centric preparations as we get deeper into the season. In this case, I dreamed up a large, family-style, open-faced dinner omelet. I was inspired by my own dear son, Sam, who likes to toss leftover corn into his morning omelet....