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Fire destroys Hamlin garage, damages home

June 10, 2018

Fire destroys Hamlin garage, damages home. #MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Fire destroyed a garage at 2236 N. Larchwood Rd. Sunday afternoon. According to Mason County Sheriff Sgt. John Balowski, the 68-year-old male resident said he had been welding a yard ornament in the garage, cleaned up his equipment and went into the attached house. He then…

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Obituary: Patricia Volz, 93, Pentwater. 

June 10, 2018

Obituary: Patricia Volz, 93, Pentwater.  Patricia Elaine Volz (née Pullen) died peacefully at Sutter Living Center, Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington on Friday, February 23, 2018 at the age of 93.   Patricia was born on October 17, 1924 in Grand Rapids to C. Leslie and Clara Pullen and graduated from South High School in Grand Rapids in 1942.  Following High…

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No record this time.

June 9, 2018

No record this time. #WorldRecordAttempt. LUDINGTON — Ludington’s third and fourth attempts at setting world records fell short Saturday morning. The attempt to form the Guinness Records world’s longest consecutive line of bicycles includes about 1,000 bicyclists but fell short of the record set in Dhaka, Bangladesh in December 2016 with 1,186 bicycles. The second attempt, was longest static line…

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Ludington city manager leaving for Ottawa Co. position.

June 8, 2018

Ludington city manager leaving for Ottawa Co. position. #LudingtonNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Ludington City Manager John Shay has been named as Ottawa County’s new deputy administrator. Shay submitted his letter of resignation today, Friday, June 8, to Mayor Kaye Ferguson Holman and the City Council. “I have been very fortunate to have been able to work with…

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MCC middle school principal stepping down, taking teaching position. 

June 8, 2018

MCC middle school principal stepping down, taking teaching position.  SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central Middle School Principal John Russell has requested Superintendent Jeff Mount reassign him as a high school math teacher for the 2018-2019 school year, according to an informational report sent to the board of education in advance of Monday’s regular monthly meeting. “Due to the district’s need…

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