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MSU/WSCC ag program possible by fall 2016.

October 6, 2015
MSU/WSCC ag program possible by fall 2016.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College is a step closer to forming a partnership with Michigan State University’s Institute of Agricultural Technology, which would allow agriculture students to earn an associate’s degree from WSCC and a certificate from Michigan State. Dr. Randy Showerman, director of MSU’s IAT, spoke to a group of about two dozen…

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Muskegon man sent to prison for home invasion, firearm convictions

October 6, 2015
Muskegon man sent to prison for home invasion, firearm convictions

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 27-year-old Muskegon man was sentenced Tuesday, Oct. 6, in 51st Circuit Court to consecutive terms of two years in prison for felony firearms and 20 months to 15 years for second-degree home invasion. Joshua Dale McGraw, of 1697 Terrace, was initially charged with felony counts of burglary, felony firearm, receiving and concealing…

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Pregnant woman receives jail term, tether for meth, accessory convictions

October 6, 2015
Pregnant woman receives jail term, tether for meth, accessory convictions

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 20-year-old Ludington woman convicted of possession of meth and accessory after the fact was sentenced Tuesday, Oct. 6, in 51st Circuit Court to serve two months up front of an 11-month discretionary jail sentence, followed by six months on a tether. Mara Lynn Wittlieff was arrested following a Feb. 25 search warrant…

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Filer Street house saved from major fire damage.

October 6, 2015
Filer Street house saved from major fire damage.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The quick response from the homeowner and the fire department most likely saved a house from fire destruction Tuesday afternoon. Ludington Fire Department was called to 505 E. Filer St. about 4:30 p.m. Initial dispatch information stated the occupant was still in the house. A neighbor told MCP that he saw heavy smoke coming…

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Police chief reminds citizens about ordinance addressing bows in Ludington.

October 6, 2015
Police chief reminds citizens about ordinance addressing bows in Ludington.

LUDINGTON — The Ludington Police Department has received a number of questions recently regarding the use of crossbows and bows and arrows within the city limits, according to Chief Mark Barnett. Barnett said Ludington city ordinance prohibits the discharge of such weapons within the city limits. “No person shall shoot, discharge or otherwise use a firearm,crossbow, slingshot or other dangerous weapon…

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