The Rev. Merritt Bongard, 72, of Ludington died suddenly on Tuesday, January 19. Merritt Franklin Bongard was born on September 8, 1943, in Alma, Michigan to LeRoy and Eleanor (Root) Bongard. He attended Alma Public Schools, graduating with the class of 1961. He loved the West and became an outfitter and a guide for his uncle in the Jackson Hole,…
CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP (Oceana County) — Lucinda Patterson, 57, of Custer, died Wednesday afternoon after her vehicle collided with a semi truck. The crash occurred about 4 p.m. at the intersection of 120th Avenue and East Jefferson Road in northern Oceana County. According to the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, Patterson was traveling west in a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban around a curve,…
PENTWATER — Fire caused extensive damage to a house at 478 E. Lowell Street late Wednesday night. The fire was discovered by Pentwater Police Officer Alexander Schulz about 11:43 p.m. Schulz immediately called for the fire department, according to Police Chief Laude Hatrum. Upon arrival the fire department observed flames were coming through the floors in the kitchen of…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — As a varsity wrestling coach Dan Fulton has noticed a change in physical education. Over the past several years he has noticed that kids don’t seem to have the proper basic warm-up skills, such as knowing how to perform a pushup. He decided to do something about it. Dan and his wife, Letha, own…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Jason Allen is concerned with the direction the United States is heading. He’s concerned about the future for his children and grandchildren. For this reason, the Traverse City business owner has decided to run for Congress. Allen was in Ludington Tuesday to formally announce he is running for the House of Representatives, representing Michigan’s…
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