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Jones School scheduled for demolition.

May 23, 2016
Jones School scheduled for demolition.

AMBER TOWNSHIP — The remains of a historic school house that collapsed two years ago will be cleaned up sometime this summer. The Amber Township Board of Trustees approved the cleanup bid of $4,000 from Jabrocki Excavating of Scottville to clean up the Jones School, located at the corner of Johnson and Gordon roads. The school was the original school…

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3 injured in Eden Twp. crash.

May 23, 2016
3 injured in Eden Twp. crash.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  EDEN TWP. — Three people were injured following a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Custer and Hawley roads Monday afternoon. According to law enforcement on scene, the crash occurred about 3:30 p.m. when a Ford Edge crossover, driven eastbound on Hawley Road by a 22-year-old Coral, Michigan woman, apparently went through the intersection and…

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Firefighters extinguish Meade grass fire near buildings.

May 23, 2016
Firefighters extinguish Meade grass fire near buildings.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  MEADE TWP. — Firefighters were able to prevent a grass fire from spreading to a nearby house and barn Monday afternoon, despite dry conditions and a slight breeze. Free Soil/Meade Fire Department was initially dispatched to 7940 N. Reid Road about 2 p.m. Because of a manpower shortage, the department requested aid from Grant Township Fire Department…

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Public hearing tonight for tax abatement on South James St. building.

May 23, 2016
Public hearing tonight for tax abatement on South James St. building.

LUDINGTON — A public hearing will be held tonight to receive input on a request for an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District for the building located at 327 S. James St. R. Ship LLC of DeWitt, intents to renovate the former St. Simon Bargain Center in order to provide retail space on the first floor and construct three rental units on…

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Uncut grass may cost more in Ludington.

May 23, 2016

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Property owners in the city who do not mow their lawns will face heftier fines if a new ordinance is passed tonight by City Council. The city already has a grass mowing ordinance, which states that if a property owner fails to cut grass or weeks that have exceeded 10 inches in height, the…

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