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Lakeshore flooding possible Sunday, Monday; snow Sunday afternoon.

January 4, 2020

Lakeshore flooding possible Sunday, Monday; snow Sunday afternoon. Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. A lakeshore flood advisory will take effect from 1 p.m. Sunday to 1 p.m. Monday. Beach erosion and lakeshore flooding is expected. Mostly cloudy skies tonight with a low temperature of 27 degrees. Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020. Cloudy with snow showers developing during the afternoon and into…

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Shop with a Cop/Hero raised over $23,000, served 70 families.

January 3, 2020

Shop with a Cop/Hero raised over $23,000, served 70 families. LUDINGTON — The 2019 Shop with a Cop/Shop with a Hero campaign raised $23,534.48, allowing 60 children to shop for Christmas presents at Walmart or Meijer, each receiving $250 (depending on the number of children from the same family). Ludington Police Department Officer Chad Skiba said the program was a…

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Obituary: Robert ‘Bob’ Gancarz, 83, Free Soil.

January 3, 2020

Obituary: Robert ‘Bob’ Gancarz, 83, Free Soil. Robert W. “Bob” Gancarz, 83, longtime resident of the Fountain and Free Soil area and loving husband of Deanne (Mathews) Gancarz, died peacefully with family members present while in Hospice care at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital on January 3, 2020.  He had been experiencing significant health complications since late 2017. Bob was born…

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First baby of 2020 born Thursday.

January 3, 2020

First baby of 2020 born Thursday. LUDINGTON — The first baby born in 2020 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital was Lucy Paul Chavalia, born on Jan. 2, at 7:57 a.m., weighing 6 pounds, 15 ounces, and measuring 21 inches. Lucy is the daughter of Lacie Sroka and Chris Chavalia of Ludington, who also have a 2-year-old daughter, Claire. “Claire is…

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Man making threats with knife tops recent arraignments. 

January 3, 2020

Man making threats with knife tops recent arraignments.  #MasonCountyCourts. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Robert Leslie Dewey, 44, of 3925 N. Stiles Rd., Victory Township, was arrested Dec. 29 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) on two felony counts of assault/resisting/obstructing a police officer. Probable cause hearing: Jan. 8 at…

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