Obituary: Karen Thorne, 86, of Ludington. Karen Thorne, 86, of Ludington formerly of Newaygo passed away peacefully August 24, 2022 at Oakview Medical Care Facility. She was born June 13, 1936 in Ludington to Carl and Vernice (French) Johnson. Karen loved music she played the bassoon, accordion, and piano. She also tuned pianos for large concerts. She liked to paint.…
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…
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