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Holman third person to announce mayoral candidacy

April 18, 2013

LUDINGTON — Ludington city councilor Kaye Ferguson Holman has announced she is running for mayor. Holman is the third person to announce they have taken out a petition to run for mayor. The other two people are Dave Kosla and former councilor A. Pete Engblade. “I am announcing that I have taken out a petition and I intend to win,”…

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Ludington may select new superintendent today

April 18, 2013

LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Schools Board of Education met in special session Wednesday afternoon to hold final interviews with the three superintendent finalists. Interviewed were Karen Sherwood, superintendent/K-12 administrator of Boyne Falls Public Schools; Richard Heitmeyer, superintendent of Buckley Community Schools and Andrea Large, principal of Franklin Elementary in Ludington. The position was left vacant in January when Cal…

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Scottville Main Street kicks off pledge drive

April 18, 2013
Scottville Main Street kicks off pledge drive

SCOTTVILLE — A group of Scottville citizens, business owners and business advocates gathered this morning for a Wake Up Scottville breakfast at the North Country Cafe. The breakfast, coordinated jointly by Scottville Main Street and Ludington and Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce, was an opportunity for those interested in the business climate of the town to meet and talk about…

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Huizenga introduces legislation to aid seniors

April 18, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after introducing the Health Freedom for Seniors Act, legislation allowing seniors to roll the required minimum distribution from their retirement accounts directly into a health savings account tax free. “Currently, those who reach age 70 1/2 must begin taking a ‘required minimum distribution’ from their IRAs, 401(k)s and other…

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Former Northwest Bank employee sentenced

April 18, 2013

GRAND RAPIDS — Stacy Lynn Ahlgren, a former employee of Northwestern Bank in Ludington, was sentenced to federal prison for embezzling nearly $1 million from the bank over nearly six years, Mlive.com has reported. U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker on Wednesday, April 17, ordered Ahlgren, 39, to prison for 27 months, followed by supervised release for three years. He also…

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