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Airport head from Colorado endorsed as La Crosse Airport director

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The La Crosse Airport apparently finds a new director in Colorado.

Ian Turner has been approved by the city aviation board as the next director of La Crosse’s Regional Airport.

Turner is now the director of aviation in Pueblo, Colorado, which is about twice the size of La Crosse.

He was chosen from a field of 66 candidates to succeed Clint Torp, who left La Crosse earlier this year for a job at the Des Moines airport.

Andrea Richmond, who chairs the aviation board, believes Turner has skills at planning and finances that would be useful at the La Crosse airport.

Two other finalists were interviewed for the La Crosse job, but one woman under consideration withdrew her name.

The city council will have the final hiring decision at its August meeting.

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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