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People Fund and YAC grants help FLSP meet match grant to purchase playground equipment for State Park

November 15, 2017

People Fund and YAC grants help FLSP meet match grant to purchase playground equipment for Ludington State Park HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Friends of Ludington State Park recently raised the $15,000 it needed to match a $62,727.50 grant offered by playground equipment manufacturer GameTime and the equipment has been ordered for the proposed accessible playground at the Hamlin Lake beach area…

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Scottville native, police officer David Wyman recovering after being struck on I-94.

November 14, 2017

Scottville native, police officer David Wyman recovering after being struck on I-94. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. BERRIEN COUNTY — Officer David Wyman of the Chikaming Township Police Department has undergone surgeries since he was struck by a vehicle on I-94 Sunday evening while on duty. According to a press release from Chikaming Township Police Chief Todd Anthony Taylor Sr., Wyman,…

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Ludington woman sentenced to year in jail for felonious assault.

November 14, 2017

Ludington woman sentenced to year in jail for felonious assault. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 54-year-old Ludington woman was sentenced to one year in jail for a conviction of felonious assault in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov. 14. Robin Rae Bakies, of 709 E. Foster St., Apt. 1, was arrested last July by the Ludington Police Department…

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ESD completes renovations.

November 14, 2017

ESD completes renovations. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TOWNSHIP — The West Shore Educational Service District held a public open house Monday afternoon celebrating the completion of a $2.5 million expansion and upgrade to its facility located at 2130 W. US 10-31. The construction was the first major renovation to the building since it opened in 1974, said Superintendent…

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Ludington woman who sold heroin to undercover officer sent to jail.

November 14, 2017

Ludington woman who sold heroin to undercover officer sent to jail. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 31-year-old Hamlin Township woman, who previously admitted selling heroin to an undercover officer, was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov. 14, to serve six months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term. Randi Marie Granger, of 1852 N. Lincoln…

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