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Historical society receives grant to restore Fresnal lighthouse lenses.

May 3, 2016
Historical society receives grant to restore Fresnal lighthouse lenses.

LUDINGTON — A National Maritime Heritage Preservation grant, entitled “The Cleaning, Preservation, and the Public Display of Fresnel Lighthouse Lenses,” has been awarded to the Mason County Historical Society for its new Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, Dr. Rick Plummer, executive director for the historical society, announced today. The grant, in the amount of $52,335,has been awarded by the US…

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CTE allied health students place at state.

May 3, 2016
CTE allied health students place at state.

VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Educational Service District Career & Technical Education (CTE) Allied Health students recently competed at the state Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) competition against other high school students from around the state for a chance to advance to the HOSA International Leadership Conference. A total of 2,525 students from Michigan took part in the competition.…

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Fire in Sherman Twp. mobile home quickly extinguished.

May 3, 2016
Fire in Sherman Twp. mobile home quickly extinguished.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — Jim Shanklin was watching television when he noticed fire around the chimney of his single-wide mobile home at 5525 N. Custer Road, about 1:50 a.m. Tuesday morning. He said he called 911 and then followed the dispatcher’s instructions of getting out of the home. However, he decided to take action while waiting for…

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2 arrested for drunk driving following PM Hwy. crash.

May 2, 2016
2 arrested for drunk driving following PM Hwy. crash.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — Two Ludington men were arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated following a two vehicle on South Pere Marquette Highway north of Meisenheimer Road Monday night about 7 p.m. The crash occurred when a northbound Audi A4, driven by a 26-year-old man, crossed the centerline and struck a southbound Chevrolet…

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Repairs made at wastewater treatment plant.

May 2, 2016

LUDINGTON — The city has hired a contractor who has made temporary repairs to its wastewater treatment plant. Residents who live in its vicinity have recently been complaining about the odors coming from the plant, which, according to City Manager John Shay have been because of an expiring aeration system and high volume use by industrial contributors to the system.…

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