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Spectrum Health volunteers pay off $150,000 Family Birthing Center pledge

October 18, 2018

Spectrum Health volunteers pay off $150,000 Family Birthing Center pledge HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — The volunteers of Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital presented a $50,000 check Thursday evening to the Spectrum Health Foundation Ludington Hospital, culminating a $150,000 pledge toward the Family Birthing Center construction project. The final payment was given at the volunteer annual recognition banquet, held at Lincoln Hills Golf…

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Local sheriffs, prosecutors oppose recreational marijuana proposal.

October 18, 2018

Local sheriffs, prosecutors oppose recreational marijuana proposal. Prosecuting attorneys from Mason, Lake, Oceana, and Manistee counties, along with sheriffs from Mason, Manistee, and Oceana counties have all publicly opposed the recreational legalization proposal that will appear on the Michigan General Election ballot on Nov. 6. The announcement was made recently by Healthy and Productive Michigan, an organization that is leading the effort…

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Break-in at e-cig store.

October 18, 2018

Break-in at e-cig store. #MasonCountyCrime PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP – A suspect or suspects broke into the E-Cig Outlet store on West US 10 by breaking the store’s glass front door and stealing merchandise, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The break-in was reported Wednesday morning at 8:31 a.m. The case remains under investigation. Other police activity in Mason County Wednesday,…

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79th District Court proceedings, posted Oct. 18, 2018.

October 18, 2018

79th District Court proceedings, posted Oct. 18, 2018. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – The following proceedings recently occurred in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Sentencings – Corey Evan Carsten, 33, of 802 N. St. Paul St., Ludington, pleaded “no contest” Oct. 10 to prohibited use of chemical agents and was sentenced to 42 days in jail with credit…

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Arts center receives $15,000 state grant. 

October 17, 2018

Arts center receives $15,000 state grant.  LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Center for the Arts (LACA) has been awarded a grant of $15,000 from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA). The grant was awarded through the MCACA peer review process and was one of 561 applications to compete for MCACA fiscal year 2019 funding. Organizations receiving a…

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