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Nurses to be honored with luminaries May 12.

May 7, 2020

Nurses to be honored with luminaries May 12. LUDINGTON — Luminary bags with special messages of support and gratitude will light up the night outside Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital as well as homes and neighborhoods in Mason and Oceana counties, and throughout west Michigan, on Tuesday, May 12, to mark the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth and to recognize…

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LPD Chief Barnett retires today; Kozal to take over Thursday.

May 6, 2020

LPD Chief Barnett retires today; Kozal to take over Thursday. #LudingtonNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Editor’s Note: It has been an honor to work with Chief Mark Barnett in various capacities over the last 19 years. I am proud to call him my friend. Mark is one of the most humble men I know and truly cares about the citizens…

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Repeat offender faces prison time for drug charges.

May 6, 2020

Repeat offender faces prison time for drug charges. LUDINGTON — Zachary Allan Shurlow, 26, of 618 1/2 E. Melendy St., was recently arraigned in 79th District Court on the felony charge of controlled substance delivery/manufacturing (delivery of fentanyl) and habitual offender, fourth offense. He was arrested Friday, May 1, 2020 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office. According to Sheriff Kim…

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Driver going 100 mph cited for DWLS.

May 6, 2020

Driver going 100 mph cited for DWLS. #MasonCountyCrime The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — A 42-year-old Grand Rapids man was cited for driving while license suspended (DWLS) and speeding Tuesday, May 5, shortly before 1 p.m. on US 31 near Oceana Drive, said Mason…

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Fire destroys Sherman Twp. barn.

May 5, 2020

Fire destroys Sherman Twp. barn. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — Fire destroyed a barn on the Bruce Riffle Farm, 3086 E. Sugar Grove Road, Tuesday afternoon, May 5. Emergency units were first dispatched to the scene at 4:26 p.m. The first unit on scene reported the barn was fully engulfed. Several cattle were in the barn, many ending up in fields across…

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