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Man faces prison for alleged embezzlement

October 15, 2015
Man faces prison for alleged embezzlement

LUDINGTON — A 39-year-old Ludington man was arrested on three felony counts by troopers from the Hart Post of the Michigan State Police for using “several different methods to divert money and equipment” from the business where he worked, according to an MSP press release issued Thursday evening, Oct. 15. Angelo Barrera Mendez was arraigned in 79th District Court, Oct.…

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History in action at White Pine Village

October 15, 2015
History in action at White Pine Village

    By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A fall tradition for area school children is to attend the History in Action Days at Historic White Pine Village. Today, 650 children learned about the way life used to be in Mason County. See more information on our video.

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Car-deer crashes on the rise

October 15, 2015
Car-deer crashes on the rise

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. Recent local law enforcement activity includes: Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015: – 6 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, US-31 Freeway near Pere Marquette Hwy. overpass,…

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Is homework for elementary students excessive? Some parents believe it is.

October 14, 2015
Is homework for elementary students excessive? Some parents believe it is.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Some parents believe the amount of homework their elementary school-aged children receive is excessive while others take value in the chance to bond with their child and help them learn. In this day of Common Core and pressure from the state and federal governments to constantly test children, some parents are questioning if students are strictly…

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Miss Ludington Area applicants being accepted.

October 14, 2015
Miss Ludington Area applicants being accepted.

The Miss Ludington Area Scholarship Pageant board of directors is accepting applications for participants to compete for the title of 2016 Miss Ludington Area. Women age 17 – 24, or a senior in high in school, from Manistee, Mason or Oceana counties are eligible to compete. The competition will take place Saturday, Nov. 7, at West Shore Community College’s Center…

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