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Upcoming WSCC events

April 26, 2013
Upcoming WSCC events

VICTORY TWP. — Concerts, graduation celebrations and meetings, the following events will be taking place at West Shore Community College within the next month: April 28 – WSCC Concert Choir & The Collegiates – 2pm, Center Stage Theater May 1 – Shoah Remembrance, 12:30pm, Center Stage Theater May 2 – WSCC Percussion Ensemble & Jazz Ensemble, 7:30pm, Center Stage Theater May…

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PM ZBA meeting cancelled

April 26, 2013

PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — The regularly scheduled meeting of the Pere Marquette Charter Township zoning board of appeals, scheduled for Wednesday, May 1, has been cancelled.

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Bicyclist in hospital, identified

April 25, 2013
Bicyclist in hospital, identified

UPDATE AMBER TWP. — Timothy Allen Olmstead of Scottville was reported hospitalized at Memorial Medical Center in Ludington today after the bicycle he was riding was struck by a car Wednesday night. According to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole, Olmstead, 46, was riding his bicycle west on U.S. 10-31 when he was struck by a car driven by Nicholas David…

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Grass fire knocked down quickly

April 25, 2013
Grass fire knocked down quickly

AMBER TWP. — Pere Marquette Fire Department quickly extinguished a grass fire this afternoon behind a residence on West Conrad Road. The fire burned about 3 acres along power lines. Property owner Joe Polcin said he had been tending to a burning barrel and watched it burned out. He said he didn’t know if that what the cause. He said…

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Ludington sees increase in visitors; Pure Ludington brand will be on Chicago buses

April 25, 2013
Ludington sees increase in visitors; Pure Ludington brand will be on Chicago buses

LUDINGTON — Tourism is expected to increase by 4 percent this year in western Michigan while the Ludington area finds itself closer to being one of the top destinations for travelers in Michigan. The Ludington Area Convention and Visitors Bureau held its annual meeting this afternoon and announced the 2013 marketing strategy. The CVB is funded through an assessment (room)…

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