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Consumers settles with 17 of 19 plaintiffs over wind turbine farm.

October 20, 2014
Consumers settles with 17 of 19 plaintiffs over wind turbine farm.

LUDINGTON — Consumers Energy Co. has settled a lawsuit with 17 residents from Riverton and Summit townships over the Lake Winds Energy Park. The trial was scheduled to being this week, but the case was settled with 17 of 19 plaintiffs. Negotiations continue with the other two plaintiffs and their case in 51st Circuit Court has been postponed until next…

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Dillon and college part ways.

October 20, 2014
Dillon and college part ways.

‘I have never been in favor of rewarding bad behavior or poor performance,’ Trustee Bruce Smith. By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  VICTORY TWP. — After 16 years as president of West Shore Community College, Charles Dillon has retired, effective today. The college’s board of trustees agreed to a separation agreement with Dillon during its regular monthly meeting today. Dillon will walk…

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College enrollment down 9.4%.

October 20, 2014

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  VICTORY TWP. — Enrollment at West Shore Community College has decreased 9.4% compared to the 2013 fall semester, but is similar to the college’s enrollment in 2009, prior to the economic downturn in the state. There are currently 1,346 students enrolled at the college, down 140 students from last year. This also equates to a 11.4%…

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Franz to host director of Dept. of Veterans Affairs in Manistee.

October 20, 2014

MANISTEE — State Rep. Ray Franz will welcome Adjutant General Gregory Vadnais, director of the Michigan Department of Veterans Affairs, to the Manistee Armory for a veterans town hall meeting on Oct. 22. “I would like to thank Representative Ray Franz for hosting this veterans town hall,” Vadnais said. “Representative Franz continues to be a strong advocate for our veterans and service…

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MSP arrests man for pot possession

October 20, 2014
MSP arrests man for pot possession

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