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Ludington women arrested for alleged shoplifting spree.

September 21, 2016
Ludington women arrested for alleged shoplifting spree.

#MasonCountyNews    #MasonCountyPoliceNews PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Two Ludington women, ages 35 and 26, were arrested by deputies from the Mason County sheriff’s Office Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 8:50 p.m. after they were reportedly found in possession of 20 articles of stolen merchandise at Dollar General on West US 10. “The call originated after a store employee witnessed the incident and…

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Citizen honored for coming to deputy’s aid.

September 20, 2016
Citizen honored for coming to deputy’s aid.

  #MasonCountyPeople By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Sometimes doing the right thing means risking your own personal safety. That’s a choice that Amber Township resident Jared Shillinger made on June 25 when he was driving on North Stiles Road and came across a Mason County sheriff deputy dealing with an unruly subject. Deputy Matt Moss was just over a…

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Hospital appoints new president.

September 20, 2016
Hospital appoints new president.

#MasonCountyNews #LudingtonHospital. LUDINGTON — Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital has named Randall L. Kelley as its new president. He will officially assume his new role on September 26. His first day onsite at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital will be Wednesday, September 28. Kelley has served as president or CEO at several hospitals during his career and most recently was working at Daudlin…

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‘Suspicious person’ at Walmart arrested on 5 warrants.

September 20, 2016
‘Suspicious person’ at Walmart arrested on 5 warrants.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 26-year-old Ludington man was arrested in the Walmart parking lot, 4854 W. US 10, on five outstanding Newaygo County warrants after Mason County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a “suspicious person call” Monday, Sept. 19, at 8:45 p.m. The suspect was arrested on warrants for driving a vehicle while license suspended (DWLS); failure…

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Girl, 10, drowns after falling off paddle board in Lake Michigan.

September 19, 2016
Girl, 10, drowns after falling off paddle board in Lake Michigan.

#OceanaCountyNews #Pentwater PENTWATER — Hannah Harris, a 10-year-old Lansing girl, drowned after falling off a paddle board in Lake Michigan near Charles Mears State Park Monday, Sept. 19. The drowning was a “terrible tragedy,” said Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. Hannah was not wearing a life vest. “At 3:47 p.m., the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, along with…

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