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Railings provide better accessibility

September 15, 2016
Railings provide better accessibility

  #LudingtonAreaSchools By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Ludington High School’s Hawley Gymnasium has recently undergone a small change that will have a big impact on Oriole fans. Railings, known as “p-railings” have been installed on the majority of the bleachers, which will allow those with difficulty climbing the bleachers more security. “A few years ago we installed plexiglass to…

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Ludington man faces 3-20 years in prison for meth lab.

September 14, 2016
Ludington man faces 3-20 years in prison for meth lab.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 27-year-old Ludington man who pleaded guilty to operating/maintaining a laboratory involving methamphetamine and possession of meth in 51st Circuit Court Monday his week faces a prison term of three to 20 years. James Anthony Walkley, 27, and his brother, Mitchel Jarred Walkley, were arrested by the State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of…

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Crashes, shoplifting, mailbox destruction among police activity.

September 14, 2016
Crashes, shoplifting, mailbox destruction among police activity.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews The following is police activity Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016: 12:30 a.m., (Michigan State Police), a 39-year-old Big Rapids woman was arrested on a fugitive warrant, Reek and Indian Bridge roads, Custer Township. 8:05 a.m., (MSP), car/deer crash, Quarterline and Hoague roads, Grant Township. 8:30 a.m., (MSP), car/deer crash, Hansen and Stiles roads, Amber Township. 4:03 p.m., (Mason County…

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Funeral home, grocery store hit in break-in spree.

September 14, 2016
Funeral home, grocery store hit in break-in spree.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. The Mason County Sheriff’s Office continues its investigation of the recent rash of break-ins throughout the county, including break-ins at the King Funeral Home and Hamlin Grocery, both located on North Jebavy Drive. A minivan was stolen from King Funeral Home early Tuesday morning, Sept. 13, but it was recovered during the break-in investigation…

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Neighbor to Neighbor’s first projects wrapping up in Ludington, Scottville homes are next.

September 14, 2016
Neighbor to Neighbor’s first projects wrapping up in Ludington, Scottville homes are next.

  #MasonCountyNews The Mason County Neighbor to Neighbor project is a grassroots effort by local organizations to clean up blighted neighborhoods. The program launched earlier this summer with work on two homes on Court Street in Ludington. The two homes were purchased by House of Flavors manufacturing and then donated to Habitat for Humanity of Mason County. Volunteers, along with…

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