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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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Teen in critical condition after inhaling ‘Darth Vapor’ at Journey; 16-year-old apprehended with paraphernalia, gun

May 19, 2015
Teen in critical condition after inhaling ‘Darth Vapor’ at Journey; 16-year-old apprehended with paraphernalia, gun

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. AMBER TWP. — A 19-year-old Baldwin man is currently in critical condition at a Grand Rapids hospital from a reported drug overdose Monday afternoon, May 18, at Journey High School after inhaling “Darth Vapor” through an E-Cigarette, and a 16-year-old boy was turned over to juvenile court authorities after he was found in possession of…

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Scottville police officer assaulted.

May 18, 2015
Scottville police officer assaulted.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — A Scottville Police Officer received minor injuries after he was assaulted by a man with a knife early Sunday morning. The assault took place at Thornwild Apartments about 2:55 a.m. between Officer Scott Fessenden and a 79-year-old man. According to a police report, the police department was initially called to the man’s apartment at…

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