Kirkwood

• Vail Resorts Inc., one of the largest ski resort operators in North America, has agreed to spend $18 million to acquire Kirkwood Mountain Resort along with undeveloped land at the base of the mountain in Lake Tahoe.
(Los Angeles Times)
• Blaise Carrig is co-president of Vail Resorts, Inc. He took a few minutes Wednesday to talk to Slope Dope about his company's acquisition of Kirkwood, an $18 million deal announced this morning.
(San Francisco Gate)
• KCRA.com Vail Resorts will acquire Kirkwood Mountain Resort, the ski giant said Wednesday morning. Vail already owns Heavenly and Northstar-at-Tahoe, also in Northern California.
(msnbc.com)
• Vail Resorts on Wednesday announced it was acquiring Kirkwood Mountain Resort at Lake Tahoe, Calif., growing North America's largest resort operator's stable of ski areas to seven, with three in the Tahoe area.
(Denver Post)
• It must feel like déjà vu all over again for Cor Jesu. The Chargers will play in a Class 5 district final for the second straight year. And they'll face Kirkwood, the same team they played last year for the title.
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
• Johnny Kirkwood was released Tuesday when another offender with the same last name should have been let out instead.
(South Bend Tribune)
• The U.S. Postal Service will close its Roanoke mail processing facility, a union representative said tonight.
(Roanoke Times)
• When district manager Daryl Myers and inspectors walked into the meeting mail processing clerk Lisa Kirkwood was in, she knew it was bad news. Kirkwood says they announced the Roanoke mail distribution and processing plant will close.
(GoDanRiver.com)
• The Meatpacking District is almost ready to welcome Nicholas Kirkwood to the neighborhood. The boutique at 807 Washington Street is undergoing construction as we speak and should be open in about a month, according to workers inside.
(Racked)
• Ten teams of spelling enthusiasts battled Thursday to win the 15th annual — and final —Iowa City S-P-E-L-L-S Adult Spelling Bee at the Iowa City Public Library.
(Iowa City Press-Citizen)