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Fire in Sherman Twp. mobile home quickly extinguished.

May 3, 2016
Fire in Sherman Twp. mobile home quickly extinguished.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — Jim Shanklin was watching television when he noticed fire around the chimney of his single-wide mobile home at 5525 N. Custer Road, about 1:50 a.m. Tuesday morning. He said he called 911 and then followed the dispatcher’s instructions of getting out of the home. However, he decided to take action while waiting for…

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2 arrested for drunk driving following PM Hwy. crash.

May 2, 2016
2 arrested for drunk driving following PM Hwy. crash.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — Two Ludington men were arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated following a two vehicle on South Pere Marquette Highway north of Meisenheimer Road Monday night about 7 p.m. The crash occurred when a northbound Audi A4, driven by a 26-year-old man, crossed the centerline and struck a southbound Chevrolet…

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Repairs made at wastewater treatment plant.

May 2, 2016

LUDINGTON — The city has hired a contractor who has made temporary repairs to its wastewater treatment plant. Residents who live in its vicinity have recently been complaining about the odors coming from the plant, which, according to City Manager John Shay have been because of an expiring aeration system and high volume use by industrial contributors to the system.…

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Suspect tracked by K-9 for more than 2 miles, captured.

May 2, 2016
Suspect tracked by K-9 for more than 2 miles, captured.

FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — Mason County Sheriff’s Deputy Ken Baum and K-9 tracking dog, Cash, tracked an alleged parole absconder for more than two miles Saturday morning, April 30, in the 10000 block of North Stephens Road, before apprehending the 34-year-old man. At 10:31 a.m., Michigan State Police troopers and Mason County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the residence, acting…

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Smith & Eddy’s Tom Smith believes in helping others.

May 2, 2016
Smith & Eddy’s Tom Smith believes in helping others.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. MANISTEE — Helping others is a way of life for Tom Smith. Whether it’s at work at Smith & Eddy or in his personal life, Tom finds helping others rewarding. Tom works as an agent in Smith & Eddy’s Manistee office. Originally from Greenville, he moved to Manistee in 2015, with his wife, Lori, and began…

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