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US 31 expressway to close Tuesday, Wednesday.

April 29, 2019

AMBER TOWNSHIP — US 31 expressway between US 10 and Pere Marquette Highway will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to allow for utility work. Michigan Electric Transmission is pulling new high voltage wires across the expressway, according to John Richard of Michigan Department of Transportation. “Rather than stopping traffic 20 times for 20 to 25 minutes, the detour will keep…

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Spartan Spring to benefit MCC Middle School PTC.

April 29, 2019

Spartan Spring to benefit MCC Middle School PTC. SCOTTVILLE — The 2019 Spartan Sprint 1 mile fun run/obstacle course and 5K run will be held Saturday, May 4 at 1 p.m. at Riverside Park cross-country course. The event is a fund raiser for the recently formed Mason County Central Middle School PTC and open to the public. One mile event…

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Man arrested for making false bomb threat at hospital ER.

April 29, 2019

#MasonCountyCrime Man arrested for making false bomb threat at hospital ER. LUDINGTON – A 55-year-old Ludington man was arrested by the Ludington Police Department after making a false bomb threat in the emergency room admitting area of Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday, April 28, according to Ludington Police Chief Mark Barnett. “It was very quickly determined…

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Ludington schools bond: Safety measures.

April 29, 2019

Ludington schools bond: Safety measures. LUDINGTON — On Tuesday, May 7, voters in the Ludington Area School District are being asked to decide on a 2.32 mills bond issue which will build a new kindergarten through fifth grade complex, and completely renovate the middle school/high school complex, among some other facility improvements (see more details here). The district has been…

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More friendship benches dedicated.

April 29, 2019

More friendship benches dedicated.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The Friendship Bench Project dedicatd three friendship benches last week during a ceremony at Oriole Field. One of the benches, which will stay at Oriole Field, was dedicated to Christa Carrier, a 15-year-old teenager who died last June following a single vehicle rollover crash on East Washington Road in Riverton…

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