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Electricity blamed for Foster Street fire. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Electricity was the cause of a fire that destroyed a Foster Street house on Jan. 17, according to Ludington Fire Chief Jerry Funk. Funk said a Michigan State Police fire marshal recently inspected the house at 815 E. Foster St. and determined that the fire origin was electrical,…
Fire destroys shed. #MasonCountyNews. LUDINGTON — Fire destroyed a shed at 701 E. Fifth St. Monday afternoon. The shed is owned by Erik Smith, who was home at the time of the fire. It was located about 15 to 20 feet north of Smith’s home and was fully engulfed when Ludington Fire Department arrived on scene. Firefighters were able to…
Tuesday meeting to seek public input on Father Marquette Shrine. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Pere Marquette Charter Township will hold a special meeting Tuesday, Jan. 23, at L.F. Peterson Auditorium, 508 N. Washington Ave., to seek public input on the topic of the future of the Father Marquette Shrine. The shrine (also called a “memorial” by the…
Custer woman arrested for stealing truck, leaving crash scene. #MasonCountyCrime PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 37-year-old Custer woman was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies for stealing a pickup truck and leaving the scene of a crash Friday evening, Jan. 19, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Tara Bowers was arrested after the vehicle she was reportedly driving sideswiped…
West Shore Bank donates $80k towards Ludington Ave. west end project. LUDINGTON — West Shore Bank is contributing $80,000 towards the City of Ludington’s transformation of the west end of Ludington Avenue. The proposed project will increase public access to the Lake Michigan waterfront as well as enhance the City’s significant expanse of waterfront that is open to the public. …
