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Drowning victim’s body recovered from PM Lake.

June 18, 2018

Drowning victim’s body recovered from PM Lake. #MasonCountyNews LUDINGTON — The body of Jay Phillip Cutter, 38, of Manistee County, was recovered from Pere Marquette Lake Monday, June 18, at 8:46 p.m. after drowning Sunday evening, according to Ludington Police Chief Mark Barnett. Cutter jumped off a boat, attempting to retrieve an inner tube, while boating with two other adults…

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Domestic incident escalates into stabbing.

June 18, 2018

Domestic incident escalates into stabbing. #MasonCountyCrime GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 47-year-old Manistee man was arrested for felonious assault after allegedly stabbing a 42-year-old Ludington woman during a domestic violence situation Friday, June 15, shortly before midnight on Nurnberg Road near Trail 5719, said Michigan State Police Trooper Mitchell Stevens. The woman received “non-life-threatening injuries,” Stevens said. She was transported by…

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Manistee County man presumably drowns in PM Lake.

June 18, 2018

Manistee County man presumably drowns in PM Lake. #MasonCountyNews LUDINGTON — A 38-year-old Manistee County man presumably drowned in Pere Marquette Lake Sunday evening, June 17, and dive crews continue to search for his body, according to Ludington Police Chief Mark Barnett. The man, whose name has not yet been released, jumped off a boat, attempting to retrieve an inner…

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Macker tournament seeing fewer injuries.

June 18, 2018

Macker tournament seeing fewer injuries. LUDINGTON — As another Gus Macker tournament is “in the books” with reflections about a great weekend of 3-on-3 street basketball, the emergency services team at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital is also reflecting on the tournament it has had a medical services presence at for over a quarter century. Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital is the…

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Emergency personnel searching for man in PM Lake. 

June 17, 2018

Emergency personnel searching for man in PM Lake.  LUDINGTON — Emergency marine units are searching for a man who went missing in Pere Marquette Lake earlier this evening. Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said the man, in his ‘30s, was on a boat and attempted to catch an innertube on the back of a boat. He has been missing since.…

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