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Last sailing?

November 2, 2012
Last sailing?

  LUDINGTON — The SS Badger returned home for the last time this year. The fate of the 59-year-old ship now rests in the hands of the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA will decide if it will extend the carferry’s exemption to dump coal ash into Lake Michigan. Photo by John Mickevich

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Court News, Nov. 2, 2012

November 2, 2012

Mason County court news as of Nov. 2, 2012 Key: MCSO: Mason County Sheriff’s Office; LPD: Ludington Police Dept.; SPD: Scottville Police Dept.; MSP: Michigan State Police; Pre: Preliminary Examination or Pre-Trial. B&E: Breaking and Entering; OUIL: Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Liquor; DWLS: Driving While License Suspended.   79th Judicial District Court, Judge Peter Wadel…

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Obit: Bernard E. Jacobs

November 2, 2012
Obit: Bernard E. Jacobs

Bernard (Bud) E. Jacobs, age 79 of Ludington passed away on November 01, 2012 at Memorial Medical Center of West Michigan in Ludington, MI. He was born on August 03, 1933 in Muskegon, MI the son of the late Warley & Ola (Black) Jacobs. Bud attended Muskegon Schools and on May 19, 1953 Bernard entered the Army and proudly served…

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Death notices: DeMay, Heglung

November 2, 2012

Elizabeth H. DeMay age 95 of Ludington, passed away November 2, 2012 at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington. The family has entrusted Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center with arrangements. John E. Heglung age 77 of of Irons, passed away on November 2, 2012 at Mercy Hospital in Muskegon. Funeral arrangements will be announced in a full obituary…

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Holiday parade is Nov. 24

November 2, 2012

LUDINGTON – Aglow on the Avenue Holiday Parade is scheduled for Saturday, November 24. There is no entry fee to participate. Line up begins at 6 p.m. and step off is at 6:30 pm. The parade travels east on Ludington Avenue from Gaylord Avenue to Harrison Street. Parade entry forms are now available at the Ludington and Scottville Area Chamber…

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