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VanderWall announces candidacy for 101st State District.

January 12, 2016
VanderWall announces candidacy for 101st State District.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Curt VanderWall has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Michigan’s 101st state representative seat. If elected, VanderWall would be the first Mason County resident to represent the district in decades. VanderWall is currently a Mason County commissioner and was elected this morning as county board chairman. “I’ve been involved with…

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Many crashes on slippery roads, no injuries.

January 12, 2016
Many crashes on slippery roads, no injuries.

The following is local law enforcement activity Monday, Jan. 11, 2016: – 2:40 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), one-vehicle crash, no injuries, northbound US 31 off-ramp at Pere Marquette Hwy., PM Township. – 3:33 a.m., (MCSO), one-vehicle crash, no injuries, US 10-31 and Amber Rd., Amber Township. – 7:50 a.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), car/deer crash, Sugar Grove and…

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Closings and cancelations for Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016.

January 11, 2016

Closings and cancelations are sponsored by Abrahamson’s Towing of Ludington: 231-843-2990. Cancelations for Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2016: Due to inclement weather, West Shore Community College’s audition for “Breaking the Code,” scheduled to be heldtonight (Tues. Jan. 12) at the Ludington Center for the Arts, is cancelled. In addition, the college’s Concert Choir rehearsal scheduled for 7 p.m. this evening is cancelled.…

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Fair board considers options for future of large animal auction.

January 11, 2016
Fair board considers options for future of large animal auction.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Western Michigan Fair is going to hold a large animal auction this year, though it may not be operated by the West Michigan Large Animal Council. The council’s 501(c)3 non-profit charitable status was revoked in April 2015 by the Internal Revenue Service after failure to file tax reports for three years.…

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Ludington man arrested for fentanyl possession.

January 11, 2016
Ludington man arrested for fentanyl possession.

LUDINGTON — Tyler Joel Griffin, 24, of Ludington was arraigned in 79th District Court on a felony charge of possession of fentanyl, according to a State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) press release issued Monday, Jan. 11. The crime is punishable by up to four years in prison and/or a $25,0000 fine. Members of the Ludington City Police…

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