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State trooper arrested for domestic violence

May 6, 2024

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — A Michigan State Police trooper is facing charges for domestic violence, a misdemeanor, following an April 14, 2024 arrest by Ludington Police Department. Sammy Sidney Seymour, Jr., 50, is assigned to the Cadillac MSP post. According to arraignment information from the 79th District Court, he was arraigned on April 14. A pre-trial conference between…

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Judge should not choose one of the prosecutor candidates for interim

May 6, 2024

Editorial by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Late last month, Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Lauren Kreinbrink announced her resignation effective June 1. Michigan law MCL 201.35(1) states that in the event of a vacancy in the office of prosecuting attorney, the circuit court judge shall (must) fill the vacancy by appointment, and that the person appointed shall hold the office for the…

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Obituary: Pat Stevenson, 87, of Ludington

May 6, 2024

Pat Stevenson, of Ludington, passed away peacefully, with family at her bedside, on April 26, 2024.  The cause of death was complications from Alzheimer’s disease.  She was 87 years old. Born Patricia Joan Willemin on January 5, 1937 in Detroit, to Amedeus and Margaret (Treharne) Willemin, Pat grew up in a close-knit family with four siblings.  Known in those days…

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Recent births, posted May 6, 2024

May 6, 2024

Dylan Thomas Kolaski, the son of Ada and Jordan Kolaski of Ludington, was born on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Unless indicated, births occurred at Corewell Health Ludington Hospital.  List of 2024 births List of 2023 births     Help Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a month. The easiest way…

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VIDEO: More cherry blossoms!

May 5, 2024

Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. Video by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief We can’t get enough of this year’s cherry blossoms. Here’s a video of some of the scenes in Riverton Township, Mason County, and Hart Township, Oceana County.   _____   Receive daily MCP and OCP news…

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