Murphy resigns as Scottville police chief. SCOTTVILLE — Matt Murphy submitted his letter of resignation as chief of police today to the Scottville City Commission. Murphy has been at odds with city leadership since a disciplinary incident took place with a police officer over the weekend of July 23 and 24. He had claimed that on July 25, City Manager…
Fire damages FloraCraft building. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Fire and smoke damaged FloraCraft’s extrusion building Wednesday morning. Ludington Fire Department was dispatched to the building, on the northwest corner of Lavinia Street and Bryant Road at 11:34 a.m. Upon arrival, they discovered an active, but contained, fire in the building. Heavy black smoke had filled the building. CEO…
Obituary: Marcellin Marquardt, 89, of Free Soil. Marcellin Marquardt 89, of Free Soil, peacefully passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2022. Marcellin was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Marquardt; her parents Martin and Dorothy Dufon; and grandsons Abe and Ben Nelson. She is survived by daughters Gena (Ben) Nelson, Valerie Marquardt; and son Russ Marquardt; grandchildren Patrick (Nicole),…
Obituary: Elmer Currier, Sr., 87, of Ludington. Elmer C. Currier Sr., 87, of Ludington passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022. He was born August 3, 1935 on the farm in Crystal, Michigan. Elmer was the last of 23 children; an end of an era for a share cropping family. Elmer spent his childhood helping the family farm. He married the…
Obituary: Mary Wikarejczak, 77, of Parker, Arizona, formerly of Ludington. Mary passed away August 9, 2022 in Parker Arizona just days before her 78th birthday. She was born August 17, 1944 in Ludington to Ed and Dorothy Shorts. She graduated from Ludington High School and attended Michigan State University and West Shore Community College. She married David Wikarejczak on May…
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