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Pentwater woman taken to GR hospital after early morning crash.

November 2, 2014
Pentwater woman taken to GR hospital after early morning crash.

UPDATE. By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. RIVERTON TWP. — The driver of the vehicle that ran into a ditch at the end of Hoganson Road this morning has been transported to Spectrum Health’s Buttworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Kristi Lynn Cherry, 22, of Pentwater, left Hanson’s house this morning and was driving her Ford F-150 north on Hoganson Road. Hoganson ends in…

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Friends searching for missing Ludington man near Whiskey Creek.

November 2, 2014
Friends searching for missing Ludington man near Whiskey Creek.

EDEN TWP. — A search is underway for Leonard Allen Vunck, a Ludington man who has been missing since Wednesday. Jamie Killips is organizing the search party that began at 11 a.m. at Whiskey Creek Campground. Searchers were being asked to wear bright clothing, bring water and a charged cell phone (however, cell phone is very weak in that area).  On…

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Driver injured after truck lands in ditch.

November 2, 2014
Driver injured after truck lands in ditch.

RIVERTON TWP. — A Pentwater area woman spent several hours in a ditch at the corner of Marrison and Hoganson roads Sunday morning. Passersby discovered the Ford F-150 pickup truck in the ditch around 8:15 a.m. The female driver, who deputies say was in her 20s, said she had been trapped in the vehicle since around 4 a.m. Her vehicle…

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Sheriff explains why search parties are not searching for missing man.

November 1, 2014
Sheriff explains why search parties are not searching for missing man.

Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said he is concerned about finding Leonard Allen Vunck, the Ludington man who has been missing since Wednesday. However, Cole has been reluctant to organize search parties for Vunck because the 67-year-old with a history of mental illness was last seen carrying what was described as a long gun. On Wednesday, Vunck called up a…

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Photo of missing man released.

November 1, 2014
Photo of missing man released.

Updated: Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole has released a photo of Leonard Allen Vunck, the 67-year-old Ludington man who has been missing since Thursday. Vunck was last seen Wednesday, Oct. 29, in the morning when he called for a taxi to take him from his Ludington residence to the Eden Township area in southeastern Mason County. Mason County Sheriff Kim…

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