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Suspect allegedly assaults man with skateboard.

January 3, 2019

Suspect allegedly assaults man with skateboard. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – A 29-year-old Ludington man was arrested on felony charges by the Ludington Police Department after allegedly assaulting a 25-year-old Ludington area man with a skateboard, according to Ludington Police Chief Mark Barnett. Bradley Daniel Gilman, of 710 E. Third St., faces one count of first-degree home invasion…

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New Year’s baby.

January 2, 2019

New Year’s baby. #MasonCountyNews LUDINGTON — Honor May Wygant is the first baby born at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital in 2019, becoming Mason County’s New Year baby on January 2, 2019. Parents Jessica Soller and Eric Wygant of Ludington welcomed Honor May at 2:18 a.m. The baby weighed six pounds, 14 ounces, and measured 19.75 inches. Honor was delivered by…

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Log truck ditched; driver uninjured.

January 2, 2019

Log truck ditched; driver uninjured. #MasonCountyNews FOUNTAIN — A log truck driver had to ditch the truck he was driving after an oncoming car would not move out of the center of the road Wednesday, Jan. 2. The incident happened on Fountain Road just east of the village limits. The driver of the eastbound truck, which was heading to McCormick…

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2019 fair auction to start earlier.

January 2, 2019

2019 fair auction to start earlier. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Although it’s only the beginning of January, plans are already in motion for the 2019 Western Michigan Fair, which will take place Aug. 6 – 10. One of the proposed changes planned is an earlier start of the animal auction, which is scheduled for Thursday,…

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Scottville ordinance committee recommends city opts out of marijuana sales.

January 2, 2019

Scottville ordinance committee recommends city opts out of marijuana sales. SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Ordinance Committee is recommending that the City Commission opt out of allowing recreational and medical marijuana dispensaries within the city limits. The committee met late last week and made its recommendation to create the ordinance, which is consistent with ordinances passed by several other Mason County…

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