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Fire marshall to investigate suspicious fires at apartment house.

January 22, 2016
Fire marshall to investigate suspicious fires at apartment house.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  SCOTTVILLE — Scottville Fire Chief Dale Larr is calling two separate fires in the same apartment house suspicious after firefighters were called twice to Reinberg Ave. Apartments, 103 N. Reinberg Ave. late Thursday night and early Friday morning. Initially, firefighters were called to a report of a fire in the hallway about 11 p.m. Thursday, Jan.…

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Passing by firefighter extinguishes fire.

January 21, 2016
Passing by firefighter extinguishes fire.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  SCOTTVILLE — A passing by Custer firefighter took quick action and used a fire extinguisher to put out a fire at an apartment house near downtown Scottville. Scottville and Custer fire departments were dispatched to 111 E. State St. about 7:20 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, for a report of a structure fire. Residents from the…

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Area law enforcement equipped with life-saving antidote.

January 21, 2016
Area law enforcement equipped with life-saving antidote.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Area law enforcement personnel are being equipped with a antidote that has been proven to save lives. Several police officers went through a training this past week to learn how to administer Narcan, an antidote that is used to counteract an opiate overdose. The distribution of Narcan, also known as Naloxone, is paying paid for through funding…

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Ever want to operate a lighthouse? Here’s your chance.

January 21, 2016
Ever want to operate a lighthouse? Here’s your chance.

LUDINGTON — The Sable Point Lighthouse Keepers is looking for volunteers to man and operate its lighthouses along the shores of Lake Michigan. The organization manages Big Sable Point Lighthouse at Ludington State Park, Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse, Little Sable Point Lighthouse at Silver Lake State Park and White River Light Station near Whitehall. The non-profit organization has openings for…

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Custer woman who died in Oceana crash identified.

January 21, 2016
Custer woman who died in Oceana crash identified.

CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP (Oceana County) — Lucinda Patterson, 57, of Custer, died Wednesday afternoon after her vehicle collided with a semi truck. The crash occurred about 4 p.m. at the intersection of 120th Avenue and East Jefferson Road in northern Oceana County. According to the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, Patterson was traveling west in a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban around a curve,…

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