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Badger designated as part of U.S. 10

July 7, 2015
Badger designated as part of U.S. 10

LUDINGTON — The S.S. Badger has officially been designated as a continuance of U.S. 10. Since 1926, the highway has been broken into two segments,  Bay City to Ludington then Manitowoc, Wisconsin to Fargo, North Dakota, divided by Lake Michigan. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has now designated the Badger as part of the route. AASHTO is a nonprofit,…

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Public invited to Trooper Butterfield highway dedication.

July 7, 2015
Public invited to Trooper Butterfield highway dedication.

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — The public is invited to attend the dedication ceremony of the Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield Highway on Monday, July 13, 2015 at Lincoln Hills Golf Club, 1527 N. Lakeshore Dr./M-116. M-116 from the Lincoln River to the Ludington State Park is being dedicated in honor of Trooper Butterfield who was killed in the line of…

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Fountain man pleads guilty to making meth at his grandmother’s house

July 7, 2015
Fountain man pleads guilty to making meth at his grandmother’s house

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 27-year-old Fountain man pleaded guilty to felony charges of maintaining a meth lab and manufacturing meth in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, July 7. Travis Michael Shaull’s plea agreement calls for a six-month jail term, followed by boot camp or Special Alternative Incarceration (SAI), and his double-penalty enhancement on the charges will be…

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Ludington man sent to prison for tether tampering

July 7, 2015
Ludington man sent to prison for tether tampering

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 22-year-old Ludington man was sentenced to one and a half to three years in a Michigan Department of Corrections prison for tampering with an electronic monitoring device and second-offense habitual offender in 51st Circuit Court on Tuesday, July 7. Mason County Prosecutor Paul Spaniola said Zachary Alan Shurlow was on parole for…

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Fountain man placed on tether for weapons convictions

July 7, 2015
Fountain man placed on tether for weapons convictions

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 46-year-old Fountain man was ordered to a seven-month tether term during a one-year discretionary jail sentence for two counts of receiving and concealing firearms and fourth-offense habitual offender Tuesday, July 7, in 51st Circuit Court. Arthur Warner Tyra, Jr., who is free on 10 percent of a $25,000 bond, was arrested last…

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