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Jaycees seeking DNR grant for mini golf.

March 9, 2015
Jaycees seeking DNR grant for mini golf.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Jaycees service club is requesting the City of Ludington apply on its behalf for a $45,000 recreation passport grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for renovations at the mini golf course located at Stearns Park. The grant requires a 25 percent local match, which the Jaycees would provide. The…

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Training educators what to do if a gunman is in the school.

March 9, 2015
Training educators what to do if a gunman is in the school.

See video here By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. VICTORY TWP. — It’s easy to watch a school shooting on the news and think that it will never happen here. But, on a December morning in 2012, an angry Custer Twp. Fire Chief, John Allison, called newly elected Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Allison (who passed away in 2013) had just watched…

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Man reportedly steals TV from Meijer, gets arrested at Walmart with crack

March 9, 2015
Man reportedly steals TV from Meijer, gets arrested at Walmart with crack

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. — A 26-year-old Ludington man was arrested for retail fraud and possession of crack cocaine and a 22-year-old Fountain woman was arrested for driving while license suspended (DWLS) following a strange incident…

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Arraignments include gun, drug charges

March 6, 2015
Arraignments include gun, drug charges

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned this week in front of the 79th District Court magistrate: Felonies – Arthur Warner Tyra, Jr., 45, of 1056 N. Rd., Fountain, was arrested Feb. 24 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) for felonies of receiving and concealing firearms; felony firearms; and habitual offender, fourth conviction. Probable cause…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings include larceny, drug and CSC convictions

March 6, 2015
51st Circuit Court sentencings include larceny, drug and CSC convictions

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced this week in 51st Circuit Court: – Adam Lee Passarelli, 26, of 2722 W. US-10, Ludington, was found guilty Jan. 20 of larceny in a building. He was sentenced March 3 to 270 days in jail with credit for 133 days served; serve five months up front/balance to be…

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