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Police warn of electric company telephone scam.

September 3, 2015

LUDINGTON — Ludington Police Department is warning residents of a telephone scam. Ludington Police Chief Mark Barnett said he received a call from a business owner who reported she had received a phone call from a person stating his name was Jason Stine from “Consumers Power” (the electric company’s actual name is Consumers Energy). “He “He stated that the business has…

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Anterless deer application results available.

September 3, 2015

The Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters to check their antlerless deer drawing results and availability of remaining licenses at www.michigan.gov/huntdrawings. Successful applicants may purchase their licenses online at E-License, at any authorized license agent or at a DNR Customer Service Center. All leftover public- and private-land antlerless deer licenses will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Wednesday Sept.…

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Statue will honor local law enforcement.

September 2, 2015
Statue will honor local law enforcement.

 By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A respect for local law enforcement was the inspiration behind a statute that has been commissioned by a Ludington couple. Sandy and Terry Luxford hired a Colorado artist to design and build the statute that will be called “Helping Hands.” It will be dedicated on Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 at the Mason County Sheriff’s…

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Tinkham Avenue rollover.

September 2, 2015
Tinkham Avenue rollover.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — A two vehicle crash at the intersection of Tinkham Avenue and Lavinia Street caused a car to rollover on its side Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred just after 3 p.m. According to Ludington Police Department officers on scene, a Dodge Caliber, driven by a 90-year-old Ludington woman, was traveling north on Lavinia Street and failed to…

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Illegals arrested following crash, manhunt.

September 2, 2015
Illegals arrested following crash, manhunt.

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. AMBER TOWNSHIP — Two men, described as illegal aliens, fled the scene of a rollover crash on U.S. 31 Tuesday night, resulting in their arrests following a search by…

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