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Custer sculpture fundraiser nearing goal.

April 16, 2021

Custer sculpture fundraiser nearing goal. CUSTER — The Custer sculpture committee is asking for help from the public to reach its $70,000 goal to build a sculpture honoring Johnny’s Bandstand. The committee has raised $60,000 to date but is short $10,000.  It is looking for donations, especially asking those who used to patronize or work at Johnny’s to consider donating. …

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News Alert: Wires down on Ludington Ave.

April 16, 2021

News Alert: Wires down on Ludington Ave. LUDINGTON — Ludington Fire Department has been dispatched to a report of wires down at the intersection of Ludington Avenue and Delia Street, caused by a truck; 2:11 p.m. Fire Chief John Henderson, on scene, reporting wires are cable wires.

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Recent births, posted April 16, 2021.

April 16, 2021

Recent births, posted April 16, 2021. The following births have been reported: Boris Fidelis Radloff VI, the son of Jessica Sanders and Boris Radloff V, was born on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Oliver William Buss, the son of Katherine Crossett and Christian Buss of Ludington, was born on Thursday, April 15, 2021. (Unless indicated otherwise, births took place at Spectrum…

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Ludington school board to meet Friday, decide on returning to in-person learning.

April 15, 2021

Ludington school board to meet Friday, decide on returning to in-person learning. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area School District Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Friday, April 16 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss returning to in-person learning, effective Tuesday, April 20.  On Monday, April 12, the board met and voted 6-1 to suspend…

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Did Hemingway spend the night in Scottville?

April 15, 2021

Did Hemingway spend the night in Scottville?  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. In the summer of 1917, 17-year-old Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), along with his parents, Dr. Clarence “Ed” Hemingway (1871-1928) and Grace Ernestine (Hall) Hemingway (1872-1951), and his 2-year-old brother, Leicester Hemingway (1915-1982), made their way through Mason County, on a road trip to their cottage on Walloon Lake in Emmet…

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