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Lighthouse Keepers looking for volunteers to staff Ludington light.

March 10, 2016
Lighthouse Keepers looking for volunteers to staff Ludington light.

LUDINGTON — The Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association is looking for volunteers to staff the Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse. The lighthouse will be open for tours from the end of May through Labor Day. Responsibilities include handling money from tours and the gift shop sales, share historical information with visitors, keep the lighthouse clean, welcome visitors as they climb to…

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Suspect gives false name to cop, the name she gives is that of a wanted person

March 10, 2016
Suspect gives false name to cop, the name she gives is that of a wanted person

BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A 36-year-old Newaygo woman was arrested after she allegedly gave a false name to a Mason County Sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop Wednesday, March 9 at 10:37 p.m. on Benson Road, north of US 10. Unfortunately for the suspect, the name she provided to the deputy was the name of a suspended and wanted person, according…

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Scottville Community Visioning meeting is Tuesday.

March 10, 2016
Scottville Community Visioning meeting is Tuesday.

SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Downtown Development Authority will hold a Community Visioning Session on Tuesday, march 15, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Scottville Area Senior Center, 140 S. Main St. This is a follow-up to the session that was held in the fall of 2015. The DDA is seeking input with a goal of working towards branding and marketing…

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ESD’s move to consolidate classes upsets some Oceana educators.

March 10, 2016
ESD’s move to consolidate classes upsets some Oceana educators.

   By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — A recent proposal by the West Shore Educational Service District (WSESD) board of education to consolidate Career Technical Education (CTE) classes to West Shore Community College’s (WSCC) campus in Mason County has caused some Oceana County superintendents questioning the changes. The two programs that are expected to be moved next…

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Obituary: Richard Lemire, 75, Scottville.

March 9, 2016
Obituary: Richard Lemire, 75, Scottville.

Richard LeRoy Lemire, 75, of Scottville passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Mercy Health Partners in Muskegon.  Richard was born on January 10, 1941 in Ludington, the son of Roy and Blanche (French) Lemire and grew up in the Mason County area with his four sisters and two brothers.  On March 3, 1962 he married Ella Louise…

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