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Funeral home director pleads guilty to drunk driving.

April 14, 2016
Funeral home director pleads guilty to drunk driving.

MUSKEGON – Thomas Claude Clock III, a former Whitehall and Ludington funeral director facing felony fraud charges for alleged empty-box burials, has pleaded guilty to one of two drunk-driving cases against him, according to mlive.com. Clock’s guilty plea to driving while intoxicated, second offense, was accepted Wednesday, April 13, 2016, by Muskegon County District Judge Andrew Wierengo III on Wednesday,…

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West Shore Bank donates to Rotary Park.

April 14, 2016
West Shore Bank donates to Rotary Park.

LUDINGTON — West Shore Bank has donated $20,000 to the Rotary Park renovations. The park, formerly known as City Park, is located just west of downtown and includes the Rotary Band Shell, formerly known as the Kiwanis Band Shell. The check was presented by West Shore Bank executives during the Rotary’s weekly meeting at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts.…

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West Shore Bank to acquire West Michigan Bank & Trust.

April 14, 2016
West Shore Bank to acquire West Michigan Bank & Trust.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — West Shore Bank has announced that it is consolidating and taking over West Michigan Bank & Trust. The two banks jointly announced today that  a definitive consolidation agreement has been signed with the Mason County-based West Shore Bank as the surviving institution. Following the closing of the transaction, the consolidated bank will operate under…

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Vaughn Flewelling found to be traveling.

April 14, 2016
Vaughn Flewelling found to be traveling.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — Missing Hamlin Grocery owner Vaughn Flewelling is safe and has been traveling out of state. The Mason County Sheriff’s Office concluded its investigation on the 47-year-old’s disappearance late Wednesday night after video footage from Muskegon revealed he had boarded a Greyhound bus. Sheriff Cole said Flewelling’s Lincoln Town Car was found at an apartment complex on…

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Fraud among police activity.

April 14, 2016
Fraud among police activity.

The following is local law enforcement activity Wednesday, April 13, 2016: – 2:29, (Ludington Police Department), property damage crash, E. Ludington Ave. and N. Atkinson, City of Ludington. – 3:53 p.m., (LPD), fraud, 500 block of N. Sherman St., City of Ludington. – 3:54 p.m., (LPD), fraud, 700 block of Sherman Oaks Dr., City of Ludington. – 9:41 p.m., (Mason…

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