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Lakestride events are June 12 and 13.

March 23, 2015
Lakestride events are June 12 and 13.

LUDINGTON — The Ludington Lakestride events will be held June 12 and 13. The events will include registration at Stearns Park on Friday, June 12, which includes a spaghetti dinner, which will be a fundraiser for Meals on Wheels. There will also be a 1 mile fun run Friday night that will start and finish near the beach, with the…

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CVB planning to hold 3 beach bonfires this summer.

March 23, 2015
CVB planning to hold 3 beach bonfires this summer.

LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is planning to hold three bonfires at Stearns Park beach this summer. A bonfire on the beach was held in early July 2014 as part of the Harbor Festival. “Because the bonfire was one of the successful components of Harbor Festival, the CVB would like to take that component and replicate…

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‘Intoxicated man stumbling in traffic’ arrested at US-31 on-ramp; dirt bikes stolen from barn

March 23, 2015
‘Intoxicated man stumbling in traffic’ arrested at US-31 on-ramp; dirt bikes stolen from barn

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. PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — After police responded to a reported “intoxicated man stumbling in traffic” Sunday, March 22, a 1:13 a.m. on Pere Marquette Highway at the US-31 on-ramp, a 33- year-old Muskegon man was…

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Sunny but cool today.

March 23, 2015
Sunny but cool today.

The weather report is sponsored by Cottage Renovators, 231-425-6597, www.cottagerenovators.com. Sunset: 8:02 p.m. Sunset: 7:45 p.m.  Today, Monday, March 23, 2015: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. North wind around 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Tuesday, March 24, 2015: Sunny, with a high near 41. South…

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Fire destroys abandoned house.

March 22, 2015
Fire destroys abandoned house.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. SHERMAN TWP. — A brush fire that got out of control burned down an abandoned house Sunday afternoon. Jim Jackoviak Jr. said he was burning brush on his property on Custer Road, north of Sugar Grove, when the winds changed and caught the old house on fire. The house is part of the 80-acres of land…

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