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Scottville police respond to 66% of calls; not less than .01 percent as claimed by commissioner.

July 14, 2015
Scottville police respond to 66% of calls; not less than .01 percent as claimed by commissioner.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Public Safety Committee will meet Wednesday, July 15 at 4:30 p.m. at city hall to discuss the Scottville Police Department. The meeting is a result of a motion that took place at the July 6 city commission meeting where two commissioners attempted to eliminate the police department through a motion. During that…

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Hart woman to be released from jail after serving 43 days for shoplifting

July 14, 2015
Hart woman to be released from jail after serving 43 days for shoplifting

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 31-year-old Hart woman was sentenced to 43 days up front of a six-month jail sentence with credit for 43 days served for a conviction of first-degree retail fraud in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, July 14. The balance of Melinda Ann VanDerZanden’s sentence will be served at court’s discretion. She and her husband…

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Cancer and hematology clinic expands to five days per week

July 14, 2015
Cancer and hematology clinic expands to five days per week

LUDINGTON — Cancer and hematology patients at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital can now make appointments on Fridays, as operations have expanded from four to five days per week. The change was implemented to accommodate an increase in the number of patients, and to provide more flexibility, according to doctors Carol Peterson and Susan Henry, the facility’s physicians. There have also…

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DNR offers bear hunting clinic.

July 14, 2015

The Department of Natural Resources will offer bear hunting clinics in Cadillac and Escanaba in August. The clinics will be held at DNR Pocket Park in Escanaba Aug. 1 and at the Carl T. Johnson Hunt and Fish Center in Cadillac Aug. 8, 9 and 15. The class will run 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students will learn the ins…

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Drunk driving charge pending after crash

July 14, 2015
Drunk driving charge pending after crash

CUSTER TWP. — A charge of operating while intoxicated is pending against a 27-year-old Free Soil area woman who was injured following a single-vehicle crash on Custer Road between Johnson and Hansen roads Monday evening, according to the Hart post of the Michigan State Police. See related story here.  The woman was driving north on Custer Road when the vehicle…

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