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Community Thanksgiving.

November 27, 2014
Community Thanksgiving.

Video and photos by Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — For the past 28 years, volunteers at Emmanuel Lutheran Church have served dinner to the community on Thanksgiving. All are welcome to the free meal. Many are alone, others don’t have large families at home. The meal includes a full traditional Thanksgiving meal with turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing, green beans,…

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Amber Twp. man arrested at his mother’s funeral.

November 26, 2014
Amber Twp. man arrested at his mother’s funeral.

Jeffrey Paul Cochran, 41, of Amber Township was arrested by police as he left his mother’s burial service near Hudsonville, M-Live.com reported. The charges stem from Cochran pretending to be a doctor and scamming a Pennsylvania resort of more than $16,000 in charges. Cochran, whose address according to Whitepages.com is listed as 1529 W. Hansen Road, was arrested Nov. 12 after he…

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Habitual offender sent to prison

November 26, 2014
Habitual offender sent to prison

LUDINGTON — A four-time habitual offender violated his probation on a second-degree child abuse conviction and ended up with a 3-15 year prison sentence. Ronnie Cuellar Zuniga, 47, of 708 St. Catherine, Ludington, received credit for 401 days served in jail and was also ordered to pay $548 in fines costs by 51st Circuit Court Judge Richard I. Cooper, Nov.…

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Volunteers thankful for community Thanksgiving dinner.

November 26, 2014
Volunteers thankful for community Thanksgiving dinner.

See video below. By Kate Krieger. Senior Correspondent.  LUDINGTON – Thanksgiving can be a time to give back to those less fortunate. The volunteers at the annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner are no strangers to giving thanks for all that they have and their abilities to share what they have with others. This year marks the 28th year that Emmanuel Lutheran…

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Car/deer crash leads to felony arrest in Victory Twp.

November 26, 2014
Car/deer crash leads to felony arrest in Victory Twp.

VICTORY TWP. — A car/deer crash led to the arrest of a 46-year-old Ludington man Tuesday afternoon. Deputies initially responded to the crash at Angling and Meyers roads at 5:25 p.m. After checking the operator’s license of the driver, they discovered he was wanted on an outstanding drug warrant out of Manistee County. Other activity of the sheriff’s office for…

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