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Is homework for elementary students excessive? Some parents believe it is.

October 14, 2015
Is homework for elementary students excessive? Some parents believe it is.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Some parents believe the amount of homework their elementary school-aged children receive is excessive while others take value in the chance to bond with their child and help them learn. In this day of Common Core and pressure from the state and federal governments to constantly test children, some parents are questioning if students are strictly…

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Miss Ludington Area applicants being accepted.

October 14, 2015
Miss Ludington Area applicants being accepted.

The Miss Ludington Area Scholarship Pageant board of directors is accepting applications for participants to compete for the title of 2016 Miss Ludington Area. Women age 17 – 24, or a senior in high in school, from Manistee, Mason or Oceana counties are eligible to compete. The competition will take place Saturday, Nov. 7, at West Shore Community College’s Center…

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Fit Club expands.

October 14, 2015
Fit Club expands.

The Win with Wellness Fit Club is now in the second month of its expansion into all Mason County schools along with Pentwater and Hart schools. The program, sponsored by Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, was launched in Ludington last year. “It was so successful we decided to expand into the other schools,” said hospital spokesperson Patricia Ezdebski. Win with Wellness…

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Meth dealer gets 16-40 year prison sentence

October 14, 2015
Meth dealer gets 16-40 year prison sentence

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. MANISTEE – A 31-year-old Manistee County man described by law enforcement as the “tip of the spear” in relation to the growing methamphetamine problem in the area received a 16-40 year prison sentence this week in 19th Circuit Court. Isaac Jerome Bafford was found guilty by a jury of three counts of delivery/manufacture of meth.…

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United Way kicks off $380,000 fundraising campaign.

October 13, 2015
United Way kicks off $380,000 fundraising campaign.

  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — United Way of Mason County held its 2015/2016 fundraising campaign kickoff celebration and awards ceremony Wednesday afternoon at the Cartier Mansion. The agency’s fundraising goal is $380,000.00. Last year, the fundraising goal of $370,000 was exceeded by 2.5% with $379,165.89 raised. During the 2014/2015 fiscal year, the agency had a 13% increase in revenue…

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