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Dodgeball tourney will support Special Olympics.

May 4, 2016

LUDINGTON — A dodgeball tournament is being held this Friday, May 6, 2016, at Ludington High School’s Hawley Gymnasium  to benefit Area 24 Special Olympics. Admission to the event is free with donations accepted at the door. Cost to play is $160 minimum donation per team with six to eight players per team. Minimum age to play is 14. All…

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LHS student wins congressional district art competition.

May 4, 2016
LHS student wins congressional district art competition.

GRAND HAVEN – Ludington High School student Ruby Henrickson recently won the 2016 Congressional Art Competition for Michigan’s Second Congressional District for her oil painting titled “Static”. Congressman Bill Huizenga met with the top 10 finalists Monday evening at the Tri-Cities Historical Museum in Grand Haven to announce the winner of this year’s competition. “Congratulations to Ruby on winning the…

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Drivers from PM Hwy. crash arraigned; 1 faces felony for OWI 3rd offense.

May 3, 2016
Drivers from PM Hwy. crash arraigned; 1 faces felony for OWI 3rd offense.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — The two men involved in a two vehicle crash on South Pere Marquette Highway Monday night were arraigned by the Mason County Magistrate Tuesday afternoon in 79th District Court.  Andrew Lawrence Barrette, 53, 105 W. Melendy St., Ludington, has been charged with a felony of operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol…

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Historical society receives grant to restore Fresnal lighthouse lenses.

May 3, 2016
Historical society receives grant to restore Fresnal lighthouse lenses.

LUDINGTON — A National Maritime Heritage Preservation grant, entitled “The Cleaning, Preservation, and the Public Display of Fresnel Lighthouse Lenses,” has been awarded to the Mason County Historical Society for its new Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, Dr. Rick Plummer, executive director for the historical society, announced today. The grant, in the amount of $52,335,has been awarded by the US…

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Disturbances, larceny among police activity.

May 3, 2016
Disturbances, larceny among police activity.

The following is local law enforcement activity Monday, May 2, 2016: – 1:57 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), disturbance, 700 block of E. Ludington Ave., City of Ludington. – 2:46 p.m., (LPD), larceny, 300 block of W. Ludington Ave., City of Ludington. – 3:26 p.m., (LPD), domestic assault, 100 block E. Whittier St., City of Ludington. – 3:16 p.m., (LPD), disturbance,…

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