MT. PLEASANT — An 18-year-old Ludington woman was among two people killed in an early Saturday morning shooting at an apartment complex in Mt. Pleasant. A third person was injured. According to Michigan State Police, troopers responded to a reported shooting about 4:15 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, in the 4700 block of Commons Drive in Isabella County. Upon arrival, troopers…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief NEW ORLEANS, La. — A Mississippi River cruise ship operated by American Cruise Lines, the same company that brought the American Patriot to Ludington twice this summer, capsized Friday, Nov. 13, after being struck by a tanker while docked in New Orleans, Louisiana. The American Heritage, a paddlewheel riverboat carrying 129 passengers and approximately 50 crew…
Video by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief GRANT TOWNSHIP — Grant Township Fire Chief Ronnie Melchert II passed away on Saturday, Nov. 7 at the age of 66. Today, his life was celebrated. The celebrated included a procession of emergency vehicles that travelled from Oak Grove Funeral Home in Parkdale to the Grant Township Fire Department on Hoague Road. Ludington and…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor WEARE TOWNSHIP — Long-time Mason-Oceana 911 Director Ray Hasil will retire at the end of the year, and his accomplishments in emergency services will have a lasting impact. Hasil has been the 911 director for 14 years and began working at Mason-Oceana 911 in 2003. A U.S. Army veteran, firefighter, husband and father, Hasil has…
VICTORY TOWNSHIP — The West Shore Community College Board of Trustees will consider approving a $607,000 architectural and engineering services contract for the proposed renovation and expansion of the college’s Administration and Conference Center during its meeting Monday, Nov. 16. The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. in the John M. Eaton Board Room, located in the Administration and Conference…
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