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Obituary: Patsy Hagerman, 69, Ludington.

August 31, 2018

Obituary: Patsy Hagerman, 69, Ludington. Patsy Hagerman, 69, of Ludington, passed away on August 30, 2018. Patricia Marie Kran was born in 1949 in Free Soil to Robert and Aldonna Kran, both of Lithuanian heritage. She and her three siblings grew up on a dairy farm and Patsy attended Free Soil High School. After graduating in 1967 she attended Central…

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Obituary: Helen Gancarz, 80, Free Soil.

August 31, 2018

Obituary: Helen Gancarz, 80, Free Soil. Helen Kathryn Gancarz, 80, of Free Soil passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2018 in Grand Rapids.  Helen was born in Ludington, Michigan, on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan in Mason County on April 8, 1938, the daughter of Walter and Kathryn (Savich) Gancarz, and sister of Robert and James.  Her family lived on a…

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Recent arraignments include third offense drunk driving.

August 31, 2018

79th District Court arraignments, posted Aug. 31, 2018. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in 79th District Court: Felonies – Jason Daniel Brocker, 46, of 710 E. Loomis St., Ludington was arrested by LPD for a felony of third-offense operating while intoxicated (OWI), a misdemeanor of second-offense driving while license suspended (DWLS) and a…

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79th District Court sentencings, posted Aug. 31, 2018.

August 31, 2018

79th District Court sentencings, posted Aug. 31, 2018. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 79th District Court: – Blake Andrew Barrette, 18, of 105 W. Melendy St., Ludington, was found guilty Aug. 28 of third-offense minor in possession of alcohol (MIP) and was sentenced to 60 days discretionary jail for one…

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Farmer thankful for community support following storm destruction.

August 31, 2018

Farmer thankful for community support following storm destruction. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. BRANCH TOWNSHIP — Tuesday night’s storm caused major damage to several locations around Mason County. Economically, the largest impact was most likely the destruction of two 16,000 square foot hog barns on Schoenherr Road. Jake Zwagerman, who owns the farming operation, said he has been astonished by the…

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