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Life in Circles: Women getting their boots on.

March 12, 2016
Life in Circles: Women getting their boots on.

Life In Circles, by Stephanie Wagner. Today, we introduce a new weekly series, Life in Circles, written by Stephanie Wagner. This introductory article sums up the theme of her series: In late January, a snowstorm moved through Washington D.C. and shut down most of the city. By now, many of you have likely seen the news story where two female…

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Lockdown Company donates $40,000 towards school door safety project.

March 11, 2016

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. The Lockdown Company, which is installing The Boot door safety device in local schools, has donated $40,000 towards the project, which is being funded through community donations. Rob Couturier, company founder, said Mason County has been unlike any other community his company has worked with. “The community support for this project has just been amazing,” Couturier…

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Funeral director arrested again for drunk driving; facing empty-urn burial charges.

March 11, 2016
Funeral director arrested again for drunk driving; facing empty-urn burial charges.

MUSKEGON COUNTY — The owner of a Ludington funeral home who is facing felony charges for allegedly burying an empty urn without cremating the deceased person, along with drunk driving charges, was arrested again today. Thomas Claude Clock III, 60, who owns Clock Funeral Home of Ludington, Inc. and Clock Funeral Home of Whitehall, Inc., was arrested by Whitehall Police Department…

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2015 was a record year for visitors to Mason County.

March 11, 2016
2015 was a record year for visitors to Mason County.

LUDINGTON — Mason County area hotels reported a record year in rental income in 2015, the Ludington Area Convention and Visitors Bureau announced today. In 2015, Ludington area hotels generated $12.3 million in room rentals, a 3.4 percent increase over 2014 and a 30.3 percent increase compared to five years ago in 2011. Room rental income is one metric to…

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Pentwater preschool roundup takes place March 18.

March 11, 2016

PENTWATER — Pentwater Preschool round-up for the 2016-2017 school years will be held on Friday, March 18, 2016, from 6: to 7:30 p.m. in the preschool classroom.  This year round-up will be during the Pentwater PTCO Spring Carnival.  Families will be able to see the classrooms and meet the teaching staff during this time. Children reaching the age of 4…

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