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By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The former chairwoman of the Ludington Petunia Parade appeared in 51st Circuit Court today and pleaded guilty to embezzlement. Donna Brown, 60, 4152 W. Washington Road, Pentwater, served as chair of the committee from 2008 to 2013. Over the course of that time, she took $47,807.15 from the committee’s account. That money was raised…
LUDINGTON — A Branch Township man pleaded guilty this afternoon in 51st Circuit Court for growing over 20 but less than 200 marijuana plants in his house. Larry Cress, 50, of 8946 E. US-10, Branch, was arrested May 28, 2013 by the State, Sheriffs, Chiefs Enforcement Narcotics Team (SSCENT) for a felony of controlled substance – delivery/manufacture. Originally, Cress was…
LUDINGTON — Who’s the ugliest bartender around? Find out Friday night at Jamesport Brewing Company on South James Street. The Relay for Life fundraiser will feature guest bartenders Mikey Holmes III, U.S. Navy; Shawn McDonald, West Shore Bank; Ben Oviedo, West Shore Bank; Jim Scatena, FloraCraft; Gary Schlinkert, West Shore Bank and Curt VanderWall, Turf Care Mole Man. Voting will…
LUDINGTON – On Saturday, April 26, local writers will present brief memoir chapters at the Book Mark located at 201 South Rath St. Sponsored by the Westside Writers Gang, a branch of the Ludington Area Center for the Arts, the reading is a culmination of a one-day workshop “Memoir Writing Through Memorabilia”. “I was inspired by Dawn Raffel’s book ‘The…
LUDINGTON — Communities Overcoming Violent Encounters (COVE) hosting a Denim Day breakfast this morning at the Bookmark in downtown Ludington. The event is an international observation held in April in honor of Sexual Violence Awareness Month. It was originally triggered by a ruling by the Italian Supreme Court where a rape conviction was overturned because the justices felt that since…
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