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Got a plan for a business? $50,000 prize available in 2016 Momentum Business Plan Competition.

June 23, 2016

  PERE MARQUETE TOWNSHIP – Call it the “Shark Tank” of west Michigan. Entrepreneurs with a viable business idea or those who have started a company with less than $100,000 in sales annually can compete for $50,000 in prize money. The catch? The winner must start (or relocate) the business in Mason County. Administered by the Ludington & Scottville Area…

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Funeral director takes responsibility for false burials.

June 23, 2016
Funeral director takes responsibility for false burials.

#MasonCountyNews #CourtNews MUSKEGON — The owner of a Ludington funeral home appeared in a Muskegon County court Thursday, June 23, and took responsibility for burying empty boxes that were supposed to include cremated remains in them, according to a story posted on mlive.com.  Thomas Claude Clock III, who owns Clock Funeral Home of Whitehall and Clock Funeral Home of Ludington,…

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Coming Home Parade will welcome veterans back from Friday fishing tournament.

June 23, 2016
Coming Home Parade will welcome veterans back from Friday fishing tournament.

#MasonCountyNews #FishOnForFreedom By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The second annual Fish On For Freedom veterans’ free fishing tournament takes place Friday morning. The weather forecast is calling for clear skies with temperatures in the upper ‘70s. The event organizers are asking those on land to help welcome the veterans back to shore for the Coming Home boat parade in…

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Smith & Eddy’s Stephanie Cosenza: Helping others is her strength.

June 23, 2016
Smith & Eddy’s Stephanie Cosenza: Helping others is her strength.

#Smith&EddyInsurance #MasonCountyPeople By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — A common theme among the employees of Smith & Eddy Insurance seems to be a strong pride in being able to help other people, whether it’s at work or in their personal lives. Stephanie Cosenza is no exception. Stephanie has worked at Smith & Eddy since 2015. She grew up on the…

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Vehicle crashes into utility pole, closing Quarterline Rd.

June 23, 2016
Vehicle crashes into utility pole, closing Quarterline Rd.

#MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 50-year-old Manistee man received non-life-threatening injuries this morning when his vehicle struck a high tension utility pole on North Quarterline Road between Koenig Road and Forest Trail. The crash occurred about 7:40 a.m. Grant Township Fire Chief Ron Melchert said the Buick Rendezvous was southbound on Quarterline Road. He said the…

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