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13-year-old South Carolina teen charged in Christian school bomb threat.

February 8, 2016
13-year-old South Carolina teen charged in Christian school bomb threat.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A 13-year-old Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina teen has been charged in Jan. 19 bomb threat at Covenant Christian School in Amber Township. Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole announced this morning that the teen was involved in online gaming with two local teens. The teen has been charged in South Carolina under a felony punishable…

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Welcome to the world! Recent births, reported Feb. 8, 2016.

February 8, 2016
Welcome to the world! Recent births, reported Feb. 8, 2016.

Recent births are brought to you by Shelby Gem Factory. See more information about these fine businesses below.  Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise.  Greysen Charles Davis, the son of Paige Hinkle and Randy Davis of Custer, was born Feb. 1, 2016. June Lillian Vinton, the daughter of Jennifer Parrinello and Bruce Vinton of Scottville, was born Feb.…

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Recent death, reported Feb. 8, 2016.

February 8, 2016

Louis E. Alvesteffer, of Ludington, and formerly of Pentwater, passed away on February 6, 2016.  Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Ludington. See MCP death notice archives here.

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Man revived after kayak flips in Big Sable River.

February 7, 2016

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A 42-year-old Ludington man has been hospitalized following a near-drowning this afternoon at Ludington State Park. According to Mason County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Steve Hansen, the man was riding in a kayak when it flipped over near the Big Sable River dam. Hansen said he was participating in a video shoot. The…

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Sheriff’s Office makes arrest in Covenant Christian School bomb threat.

February 5, 2016
Sheriff’s Office makes arrest in Covenant Christian School bomb threat.

LUDINGTON — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office has announced that it has arrested an out-of-state individual in connection to the January 19, 2016 bomb threat at Covenant Christian School in Amber Township. The threat, which was made by email, occurred just after noon on that day and meant that the school’s 90 students and its staff members had to be…

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