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Cut fiber optic line disrupts 911 phone lines

July 29, 2015

WEARE TWP. (Oceana Co.) — A cut fiber optic line caused Mason-Oceana 911 emergency phone lines to go down Tuesday night, July 28, after 9 p.m., but the problem was repaired Wednesday morning, July 29, at 3:25 a.m. Emergency calls had to be rerouted to Muskegon County Central Dispatch, which forwarded the calls and information to Mason-Oceana. At 9:22 p.m.,…

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Man arrested for drunk driving, other charges after getting stuck on closed road

July 28, 2015
Man arrested for drunk driving, other charges after getting stuck on closed road

The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com.   AMBER TWP. — A 23-year-old Ludington man was arrested by Mason County Sheriff’s Office deputies for operating while intoxicated, driving while license suspended and failure to report a crash Monday, July 27, at 7:11 a.m. after he attempted to drive through…

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Dog beach request sent back to committee.

July 27, 2015

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The Ludington City Council has sent a request for an additional dog beach back to the cemetery and parks committee. A resident and a dog-enthusiast group asked the city to allow dogs in the portion of Stearns Beach between the west end of Ludington Avenue and the north breakwater. During the early July regular…

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Ludington city council passes ORV, golf cart ordinances, barely.

July 27, 2015

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The Ludington City Council passed an ORV ordinance and a golf cart ordinance during its regular meeting Monday night , both by the vote of 4-3. See related story here.  Four of the councilors stated they had concerns with the ordinances as proposed, including councilors Dick Rathsack, Kathy Winczewski, Mike Krauch and Kay Ferguson…

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Ludington City Council expected to pass ORV, golf cart ordinances

July 27, 2015

LUDINGTON — Ludington City Council is expected to pass proposed ORV and golf cart ordinances during its regular meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. Two separate ordinances are being proposed. If passed, the city will follow the majority of townships in Mason County and the City of Scottville, for allowing restricted use of the off-road vehicles on public roadways. Some of the…

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