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Third suspect arrested in connection to Ludington meth lab

May 19, 2015

PENTWATER TWP. —  A third suspect in connection to a Ludington meth lab on North Harrison Street was arrested Monday, May 18, according to a State Sheriffs Chiefs Enforcement Narcotics Team (SSCENT) press release Kenneth James Purple, 25, of Scottville, was arraigned in 79th District Court on felony charges of operating/maintaining a laboratory involving methamphetamine and delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine. He…

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Main Street’s end doesn’t mean end of Scottville, officials say.

May 19, 2015
Main Street’s end doesn’t mean end of Scottville, officials say.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — Scottville City Commission passed a resolution Monday night officially severing ties between the city and the Michigan Main Street Program. The program will end effective June 30, the end of the current fiscal year, due to a decrease in funding. Representatives from Scottville Main Street say the program actually probably would have ended a…

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No fire found at U.S. 31 house.

May 19, 2015
No fire found at U.S. 31 house.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  VICTORY TWP. — A homeowner leaned on the side of caution this afternoon when she saw what she thought was smoke coming from the eaves of her house. Yolanda Harrison said she had been in her bedroom about 12:45 p.m., looked out a window, and noticed what looked like smoke rolling off her roof. She told her husband,…

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Democrat chairman talks to local group.

May 19, 2015
Democrat chairman talks to local group.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Local Democrats listened to their state party chairman, Lon Johnson, speak Thursday morning at House of Flavors Restaurant. “The real challenge for northern Michigan is how we can get people to stay here and succeed,” Johnson said. “We are losing too many of our kids and grandkids to cities like Chicago and Atlanta. We…

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Runaway, domestic violence, birdbath larceny among police activity

May 19, 2015
Runaway, domestic violence, birdbath larceny among police activity

The police news is sponsored by VanderHaag Car Sales of Scottville, 231-757-2727, www.vanderhaagcarsales.com and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com. – 1:25 a.m., (Hart post of the Michigan State Police), a 15-year-old boy who ran away from home was apprehended and turned over to his parents, 3000 block of E. Hawley Rd., Custer Twp. –…

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