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Recent death, reported Nov. 6, 2015.

November 7, 2015

Charlene Horner, 72, of Ludington passed away on November 6, 2015 Oakview Medical Care Facility. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. List of 2015 deaths on record. 

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Rear-end crash on avenue sends two to hospital.

November 6, 2015
Rear-end crash on avenue sends two to hospital.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — A two vehicle rear end crash on Ludington Avenue sent two people to the hospital early Friday evening. The crash occurred about 6 p.m. when a Ford Escape, driven by a 55-year-old Ludington woman, was traveling east on Ludington Avenue and was preparing to turn north onto Staffon Street when the vehicle was rear-ended…

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A little girl with a big heart; 7-year-old donates to hospital birthing center.

November 6, 2015
A little girl with a big heart; 7-year-old donates to hospital birthing center.

By Alan Neushwander, Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Maddie Boerema, 7, had only made it a couple of steps into the family birthing center at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital when she heard the cries of a newborn baby. “It sounds so cute,” she said with excitement.  With a smile from ear to ear, Maddie ran down the hall as an obstetrics…

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Bike-pedestrian path or leaf-yard waste path?

November 6, 2015
Bike-pedestrian path or leaf-yard waste path?

  Letter to the Editor, by LuAnne Winiecke, Ludington.  Again this year property owners along North Lakeshore Drive and on Bryant Road are putting their leaves and yard waste in the bike-pedestrian pathways. First of all, it makes it dangerous for the persons using those paths (for what they were intended for) to have to go out into the traffic lanes…

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Franz on road bills: ‘I lost a piece of my soul’

November 6, 2015
Franz on road bills: ‘I lost a piece of my soul’

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LANSING — State Representative Ray Franz (R-Onekama) who represents the 101st District (Mason, Manistee, Benzie and Leelanau counties) in the Michigan House of Representatives, said he compromised his principles while voting for the Michigan road bills that have passed the legislature. With the passage of the transportation bills, Michigan motorists would typically pay about $20 more…

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