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WSCC casting “South Pacific”

April 28, 2015

VICTORY TWP. – It will be “Some Enchanted Evening” at West Shore Community College when the performing arts series performs Rogers and Hammerstein’s classic musical “South Pacific—In Concert,” in June. Dr. Rick Plummer is casting the iconic musical as his “swan song” production after 18 years as professor of theater and director of the arts series.  Auditions are Sunday, May 3,…

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Welcome to the world! Recent births.

April 28, 2015

Welcome to the world! Miles Dawson Karlsen, the son of Holly and Kai Karlsen of Ludington, was born April 23, 2015 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Bentley James Morgan, the son of Kasey Carr and Justin Morgan of Shelby, was born April 25, 2015 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Sariyah Sky Stever, the daughter of Tameria McKinnon and Ronald Stever III of…

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Reforming campaign financing, from the ground up.

April 28, 2015
Reforming campaign financing, from the ground up.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Cousins Charlie Thompson and Eric Lund are passionate about campaign finance reform. The two have recently started a local chapter of the national Represent Us movement in the hopes of changing campaign financing from the ground up. Represent Mason County held its first meeting earlier this month. “We basically want to end legalized bribery…

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Reader: Pro-Proposal 1 ads are lying.

April 28, 2015

Letter to the editor by Colleen Tucker, Manistee. Don’t you hate it when people lie to you?  I sure do.  A recent pro-Proposal 1 TV ad ends with a school bus driver saying something like, “If it will keep our kids safe, I’ll pay the penny.”  Did you know that not one penny of the sales tax increase will go…

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Ludington police calls increased in 2014.

April 27, 2015
Ludington police calls increased in 2014.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Police activity in Ludington increased by 553 calls in 2014 compared to 2013. Ludington Police Department’s number of complaints investigated increased by 507, the number of arrests increased by 71, traffic citations decreased by 37 and parking violations decreased by 488 citations. The increase in calls also comes with one less officer, a vacancy…

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