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Lupus patient/awareness advocate receives special gift from fiancé.

May 24, 2016
Lupus patient/awareness advocate receives special gift from fiancé.

Five years ago Meghan McKenzie was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a year after she moved to Ludington to be with her fiancé, Brandon Cory. SLE is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. It can affect the skin, joints, kidneys, brain, and other organs. The underlying cause of autoimmune diseases is not…

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Police investigating larceny of boat motor; woman arrested for probation violation.

May 24, 2016
Police investigating larceny of boat motor; woman arrested for probation violation.

CUSTER TOWNSHIP — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is investigating a larceny of a boat motor reported Sunday, May 22, at 6:20 p.m. in the 2000 block of South Scottville Road. Other recent local law enforcement activity includes: Sunday, May 22, 2016: – 10:40 a.m., (MSP), larceny, 5000 block of West US 10, Pere Marquette Township. –…

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The Cemetery Club.

May 24, 2016
The Cemetery Club.

  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — Each year since the early 1900s, a group of veterans gathers about a week before Memorial Day and places flags on the graves of veterans in Lakeview and Pere Marquette cemeteries, a similar ritual takes place at the other cemeteries in the county. The group is a tradition that has been carried on…

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Denny Grant, a true Mason County hero; PM Fire Dept. mourns loss of its assistant chief.

May 23, 2016
Denny Grant, a true Mason County hero; PM Fire Dept. mourns loss of its assistant chief.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Members of the Pere Marquette Township Fire Department were mourning the loss of one of their brothers tonight. Dennis “Denny” Grant, died this afternoon, a day after he was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Logan Township. Denny joined the on-call department in 1986 and worked his way up the ranks.…

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Amber board continues to discuss health plaza property transfer.

May 23, 2016

AMBER TOWNSHIP — The Amber Township board of trustees continued its discussion on whether or not it should enter into a 425 agreement with the City of Scottville to transfer properties owned by two health care providers into the city’s governance. Dr. Lewis Squires, owner of Squires Family Chiropractic, 414 W. US 10, and Dr. Nick Simone of Simone Family…

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