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Tea Party meeting will include caucus.

December 1, 2015

AMBER TOWNSHIP —  The Ludington Area Tea Party will hold its regular monthly general meeting on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at the Gospel Light Baptist Church located at 105 N. Dennis Rd. The meeting will be held as an Iowa style caucus, which is meant to be a fun event. Each attendee will be able to promote…

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Deputies raise $3,365 for school safety by not shaving.

November 30, 2015
Deputies raise $3,365 for school safety by not shaving.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — Personnel from Mason County Sheriff’s Office raised $3,365 for The Boot school safety campaign by violating department policy and not shaving since the beginning of October. The deputies requested Sheriff Kim Cole waive the department’s facial hair policy for October and November. The trade off for “violating” the policy is that the offending deputies…

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Schools continue to make efforts to keep students safe.

November 30, 2015
Schools continue to make efforts to keep students safe.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. School safety has been a much discussed topic lately. An effort is being led by Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole to raise money to place a door safety device, known as The Boot, in every classroom in Mason County. But, what else are the schools doing to keep students safe? Recently, MCP met with administrators from…

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Drunk driving, car/deer crashes among police activity

November 30, 2015
Drunk driving, car/deer crashes among police activity

The police news is sponsored by Benedict-Shilander Collision, now located at 5851 W. U.S. 10 behind Family Video; 231-843-4181 and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw. The following is recent local law enforcement activity: Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015: – 2:10 p.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), larceny of prescription medication,  5000 block of Schwass…

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Badger leaves for inspection Sunday.

November 27, 2015
Badger leaves for inspection Sunday.

LUDINGTON — The S.S. Badger will leave for its five-year inspection Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. The ship will be towed by tug to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin where it will eventually be placed in dry dock.

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