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Preparing for a tornado.

April 16, 2015
Preparing for a tornado.

LUDINGTON — Employees and citizens at the Mason County Courthouse participated in a statewide tornado drill this afternoon. “The most important success of the day was all of the conversations about emergency preparedness,” said Liz Reimink, Mason County emergency management coordinator. “While this drill focused on tornados and severe winds, everyone was sharing ideas about how to be better prepared in…

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Property destruction, fraud among police activity

April 16, 2015
Property destruction, fraud 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. The following is local law enforcement activity from Wednesday, April 15, 2015: – 2:14 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), malicious destruction of property, 200 block N. Lavinia St. – 3:06 p.m., (LPD), fraud, 400 block of…

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FFA: Cultivating young minds

April 16, 2015
FFA: Cultivating young minds

By Sydney Scarbrough. Contributing Writer. HART — A Future Farmers of America (FFA) program that sprouted two years ago for students in three local schools has blossomed into a program that covers three counties. Hart-West Shore FFA is in another year at Hart High School and continues to grow in advancements, enrollment and projects. West Shore Educational Service District (ESD) largely…

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Fish On for Freedom will honor veterans with free fishing.

April 15, 2015
Fish On for Freedom will honor veterans with free fishing.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A newly formed non-profit organization is paying tribute to veterans by offering a free fishing day on Lake Michigan. Fish On for Freedom will be held on June 25. It is open to any veteran of the Armed Forces. “This is just another way for our community to say thank you to our veterans,”…

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Tobacco sales enforcement campaign to begin.

April 15, 2015

District Health Department #10 has partnered with the Michigan State Police and Lakeshore Regional Partners to conduct a tobacco compliance campaign called No Cigs for Our Kids. Over the next several months, undercover tobacco compliance checks will be completed at all tobacco vendors throughout Oceana, Lake, and Mason counties. The campaign is intended to educate vendors about the current law…

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