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Deputies arrest suspect in overdose death.

February 5, 2016

LUDINGTON — Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a Muskegon man in connection with the Jan. 28, 2016 overdose death of Adam Johnson, 28, Ludington. The overdose took place in Pere Marquette Township. The suspect has been charged with one count of delivery of a controlled substance causing death, a felony punishable by up to life in prison, along…

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Local author to speak at writers’ series.

February 5, 2016
Local author to speak at writers’ series.

LUDINGTON — The Winter Writers’ Series sponsored by Mason County Historical Society and the Sable Points Lighthouse Association continues Thursday, February 18 with a presentation about Lincoln Township, a ghost town that once was the Mason County seat, on the north side of the Lincoln River. The 7 p.m. lecture will be held at the Ludington Area Center of the Arts Gallery, 107 S. Harrison Street.…

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Sculpture plans continue for east side of county.

February 5, 2016
Sculpture plans continue for east side of county.

CUSTER — Residents of the Village of Custer will be asked their thoughts on what type of sculpture should be on display in the village. The sculpture will be part of the Mason County Sculpture Trail, which currently has sculptures predominantly in Ludington and also at Ludington State Park. The Village of Fountain is currently in the process of building a…

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Obituary: Dorothy Mae Darke, 88, Scottville and Ludington.

February 5, 2016

Dorothy Mae (Olson) Darke, age 88 of Scottville and Ludington passed away on February 3, 2016 at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington. Dorothy was born on April 6, 1927 at her family home on Rath Avenue in Ludington to the late William and Edith (Larson) Olson. She attended Ludington Public Schools. She married Louis Clayton Darke on February 6,…

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Recent deaths, reported Feb. 5, 2016.

February 5, 2016

Thomas Joseph Pierceall, 73, of Manitou Beach, Michigan passed away January 31, 2016 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. Dorothy Mae (Olson) Darke, 88, of Scottville and Ludington passed away on February 3, 2016 at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. Lois…

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