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Lakeview Elementary principal accepts position in Manistee.

November 16, 2018

Lakeview Elementary principal accepts position in Manistee. LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area School District Board of Education is expected to accept the resignation of Lakeview Elementary Principal Amber Kowatch when it meets Monday, Nov. 19. Kowatch has been hired by Manistee Area Public Schools as a district curriculum director. She will remain at Ludington until Dec. 31. Kowatch has been…

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New ESD superintendent settling in.

November 16, 2018

New ESD superintendent settling in. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TOWNSHIP — Jason Jeffrey has been at the helm of the West Shore Educational Service District since July, taking the place of Randy Howes, who retired. This is Jeffrey’s first job as a superintendent, having previously served as assistant superintendent for general education and career technical education at Traverse Bay…

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Recent arraignments include narcotic charges.

November 16, 2018

Recent arraignments include narcotic charges. 79th District Court arraignments. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – The following were arraigned recently in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Thayne David Patterson, 32, of 1039 N. William St., Ludington, was arrested Nov. 6 by the State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) for a felony of delivery/manufacture of a…

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Car/deer crashes continue for Mason County motorists.

November 16, 2018

Car/deer crashes continue for Mason County motorists. #MasonCountyNews The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Monday, Nov. 12, 2018: – 6:16 p.m., (Michigan State Police), car/deer crash, Gordon and Johnson roads, Amber Township. Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018: – 3:17 a.m., (MSP), a 19-year-old Manistee man was arrested for driving while license suspended (DWLS), Jebavy Drive and Jagger Road,…

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Concerns raised over county employee insurance premium increases.

November 15, 2018

Concerns raised over county employee insurance premium increases. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Mason County government employees have recently been hit by a significant increase in their health insurance deductibles and co-pays, causing several employees, including sheriff’s deputies, to seek employment elsewhere. Sheriff Kim Cole, along with two of his sergeants, Magistrate Paddy Baker, and Prosecutor Paul Spaniola,…

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