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Area under severe thunderstorm warning, chance of tornados

November 17, 2013
Area under severe thunderstorm warning, chance of tornados

Mason County and surrounding areas are under a severe thunderstorm warning right now until 2:45 p.m. The area is also under a tornado watch until 8 p.m. There is also a risk of straight line winds, which are characteristic of tornadoes. “Citizens should seek shelter in an interior room on the lowest level of their house,” said Mason County Emergency…

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Area under tornado watch

November 17, 2013

The area is under a tornado watch until 8 p.m. Sunday. The following us from the National Weather Service: Mason High Wind Warning in effect from 4PM EST SUN until 4AM EST MON HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST MONDAY HAZARDOUS WEATHER LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE…

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Obit: Beatrice Mae Stibitz Dornbos, 89, Ludington

November 16, 2013
Obit: Beatrice Mae Stibitz Dornbos, 89, Ludington

Beatrice Mae Stibitz Dornbos, aged 89 of Ludington, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2013 at her home.  Bea was born on June 18, 1924 in Fremont, the daughter of Henry and Anna (Bowman) Hinken, and graduated from Fremont High School with the class of 1942.  On April 26, 1946, she married Gerald A. Stibitz. They made their home in Muskegon and…

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Best Choice adds executive chef

November 15, 2013
Best Choice adds executive chef

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Best Choice Market has recently hired a new executive chef. Char Morse has joined the staff of the downtown Ludington market. On Thursday, Morse presented a line of six homemade beer batter dough flatbreads during an unveiling party. And, this writer will confirm, they were all delicious. “I have been cooking for the absolute…

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Operation Christmas Child keeps growing

November 15, 2013
Operation Christmas Child keeps growing

SCOTTVILLE – Over 1,000 children will have a brighter Christmas this year thanks to the efforts of area churches. Led by Scottville United Methodist Church, Operation Christmas Child brings gifts to children in other countries. Operation Christmas Child is a ministry of Samartian’s Purse, a Christian international relief organization led by Franklin Graham, son of renowned evangelist Billy Graham. Through…

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