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Ludington to consider ORV, golf cart ordinances.

July 13, 2015

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Ludington City Council will hold first readings of proposed ORV and golf cart ordinances during its regular meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. Two separate ordinances are being proposed. If passed, the city will follow the majority of townships in Mason County and the City of Scottville, for allowing restricted use of the off-road vehicles…

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M-116 dedicated in memory of Trooper Butterfield

July 13, 2015
M-116 dedicated in memory of Trooper Butterfield

  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief HAMLIN TWP. — M-116, between the Lincoln River and the Ludington State Park, was formally dedicated today in memory of Michigan State Police Trooper Paul K. Butterfield II during a ceremony at Lincoln Hills Golf Club.  Butterfield was killed on Sept. 9, 2013 during a routine traffic stop on Custer Road in Free Soil Township. The…

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Muskegon man arrested for ‘rolling domestic’ on US-31

July 13, 2015
Muskegon man arrested for ‘rolling domestic’ on US-31

The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. SUMMIT TWP. — A 48-year-old Muskegon man was arrested Friday morning, July 10, on charges of domestic violence and an outstanding failure to appear warrant issued in Muskegon County after Mason County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to several reports of a “rolling…

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2 men face charges in connection to sex, computer crimes with girl

July 13, 2015
2 men face charges in connection to sex, computer crimes with girl

LUDINGTON — Deputies and detectives from the Mason County Sheriff’s Office have arrested two suspects as the result of a seven-month investigation involving two men and a female juvenile. MCSO deputies took the original complaint on Jan. 5, and during the course of the investigation served five search warrants and conducted numerous interviews, according to an MCSO press release. On…

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Foundation accepting grant applications.

July 13, 2015

LUDINGTON — The Community Foundation for Mason County has announced the deadline for its fall grant cycle. Nonprofit charitable organizations serving the Mason County region are eligible to apply by September 30, however an application of intent form should be submitted by September 15. All applications must be submitted online at www.cffmc.org/receive. The foundation will consider proposals in the following…

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