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Crashes keep police busy.

November 23, 2016

Crashes keep police busy. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews The following is police activity Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016: 1:15 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), a 66-year-old Ludington man was cited for driving while license suspended (DWLS) following a traffic stop, Lavinia and Loomis streets, City of Ludington. 4:34 a.m., (MCSO), alarm activation, South Jackson Road, Pere Marquette Township. 6:49 a.m., (MCSO), alarm activation,…

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Fire destroys Summit Township garage.

November 23, 2016

Fire destroys Summit Township garage.  #MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — Fire destroyed a garage at 6345 Bass Wood Drive Tuesday night. According to Riverton Township Fire Chief Joe Cooper, the owner, James Overman, had checked the wood stove in the unattached garage about 8:30 p.m. “He said he noticed that the stove was running a bit hot so he…

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Riemer Eye Center implements new cataract surgery technology.

November 23, 2016

Riemer Eye Center implements new cataract surgery technology. #MasonCountyHealth LUDINGTON — More than half of the people in the United States have cataracts in their eyes before the age of 80. Riemer Eye Center recently began practicing a new procedure that includes some of the newest technology in treatment. Recently, Dr. Steffany Straight of Riemer Eye Center performed the procedure…

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Ludington man, 19, pleads guilty to accosting minor.

November 22, 2016

Ludington man, 19, pleads guilty to accosting minor. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 19-year-old Ludington man pleaded guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov. 22, to a four-year felony of accosting a minor for immoral purposes. Armando Ramirez, Jr., of 208 E. Melendy St., testified that he had sexual intercourse with a girl under the age…

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Turkey Trot 5k is Thursday morning.

November 22, 2016

Turkey Trot 5k is Thursday morning.  #WinWithWellness #SpectrumHealthLudingtonHospital. LUDINGTON — Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital and Win with Wellness are sponsoring the seventh annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. The 5k fun run/walk starts at 8 a.m. on Thursday, November 24 at the Cartier Park parking lot at the corner of Rath Avenue and Bryant Road in Ludington. There is no charge…

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