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The Wall stirs emotions

August 30, 2014
The Wall stirs emotions

Commentary by Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Over the past several days I have been in awe over the Mason County Allied Veterans Traveling Wall Project: The Cost of Freedom. The center point of this project at City Park is the 80% replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The full scale memorial is in Washington, D.C. but four replicas continually…

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Hospital helistop fully functional again

August 29, 2014
Hospital helistop fully functional again

LUDINGTON — The helistop at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital is operational again. The helistop, which opened earlier this winter, had been closed for night flights since Wednesday, Aug. 27. “We took the helistop out of service as a safety precaution when the wires for the lighting system were accidentally cut during installation of a new fiber optic line to the…

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Branch woman arrested for fighting.

August 29, 2014
Branch woman arrested for fighting.

The Sheriff’s Report is brought to you by Carter Lumber, 2323 U.S. 10-31, Ludington, 231-757-9000;www.carterlumber.com. PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 27-year-old Branch woman early Friday morning on two charges of assault. At 2:32 a.m., deputies were called to a reported fight in the 5700 block of Limouze Rd. The following was activity of…

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Ludington man arrested for rape, home invasion.

August 29, 2014
Ludington man arrested for rape, home invasion.

LUDINGTON — A 22-year-old Ludington man has been charged with criminal sexual conduct first degree, along with several other charges, in relation to an incident that took place Monday, Aug. 25 at Pineway Apartments. Ludington Police Chief Mark Barnett said officers from LPD were dispatched to the 1100 block of Pineway at 5:51 p.m. Monday for a report of a…

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79th District Court arraignments

August 29, 2014
79th District Court arraignments

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 79th District Court Magistrate: Felonies – Andrea Benet Pena, 34, of 6425 W. Linden Rd., Ludington, was arrested Aug. 22 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) for two felony counts of possession of analogues. A preliminary exam is set for Sept. 3 at…

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