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David and Sandra Gibbs receive Community Service Award.

May 2, 2015
David and Sandra Gibbs receive Community Service Award.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TWP. — David and Sandra Gibbs received the 2014 Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Community Service Award during the chamber’s annual banquet Saturday at Lincoln Hills Golf Club. David and Sandra were nominated for the award because of their work as volunteers and board members of COVE (Communities Overcoming Violent Encounters). But, their…

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McDonald’s Bakery named Business of the Year.

May 2, 2015
McDonald’s Bakery named Business of the Year.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TWP. — McDonald’s Bakery of Ludington was named the Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2014 Business of the Year during the chamber’s annual banquet Saturday at Lincoln Hills Golf Club. The business has been owned and operated by the same family for the past 126 years. Mike and Ellamae McDonald bought the bakery…

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Mason County’s Future Five.

May 2, 2015
Mason County’s Future Five.

By Rob Alway and Kate Krieger. Tonight the Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce will honor its second class of the Future Five, a group of five individuals, under the age of 40, who are making a difference in Mason County. This year’s group includes Kaley Petersen, Lisa Cooper, Linda Matson, Dean Raven and Carrie Kosla. In the spirit…

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Fire destroys Branch Township home.

May 1, 2015
Fire destroys Branch Township home.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. BRANCH TWP. — Fire destroyed a home Friday afternoon at 8375 E. Johnson Road. Initial dispatch information stated that a deck, attached to the house, was on fire. A few minutes later, the fire spread to the home, fully engulfing it. Denny Oleniczak leaned against his pickup truck in his garage and watched firefighters extinguish the…

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Ludington man arraigned on meth charges.

May 1, 2015
Ludington man arraigned on meth charges.

LUDINGTON — Graham Joseph Crawford, 23, Ludington, was arraigned Thursday, April 30, in 79th District Court on the charges of manufacturing methamphetamine and operating/maintaining a laboratory involving methamphetamine.  Crawford’s bond was set at $50,000 cash.  He is currently lodged at the Mason County Jail.  Both charges are felonies, punishable by up to 20 years in prison and/or a $25,000 fine.…

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