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Visitor center volunteers needed

May 2, 2014
Visitor center volunteers needed

LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Convention & Visitors Bureau  is seeking volunteers to staff the downtown Ludington Visitor Information Center for the 2014 tourism season. The downtown visitors center is operated by roughly 30 volunteers and serves several thousand people from mid-May through October. It will officially open on Memorial Day weekend. Hours at the downtown location are Monday through Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 6…

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Police catch up with domestic assault suspect

May 2, 2014

PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 25-year-old Ludington man for domestic violence third offense Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. The arrest was the result of an incident that took place Monday, April 28 in the Juniper Hills neighborhood. Several law enforcement agencies, led by Michigan State Police, were in search of the man following…

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Coming Home: Katrina Hernandez found her way back to the state park

May 1, 2014
Coming Home: Katrina Hernandez found her way back to the state park

Many people have traveled the world and have had life experiences that their hometowns could never offer them, but many of those people are choosing to leave those grand ventures behind to move back to their roots in search of a slower paced lifestyle. Mason County Press’ Kate Krieger meets up with some of these individuals who have decided to…

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Maritime museum reaching fund raising goal

May 1, 2014

LUDINGTON — If a series of generous gifts from the corporate and private sector are any indication, the Ludington community is eager to start building the much-anticipated Port of Ludington Maritime Museum in the former U.S. Coast Guard Station. And with only $800,000 to close the gap on the $4 million budget for Phase I, construction should start in late…

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Cops vs. firefighters hockey match raises over $4,000

May 1, 2014
Cops vs. firefighters hockey match raises over $4,000

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  VICTORY TWP. — Wednesday night’s hockey match between local law enforcement (the Law Dawgs) and firefighters/EMS personnel (the Smoke Eaters) raised over $4,100 for the newly established Mason County Fire Relief Fund. The game was held at the West Shore Community Ice Arena on the campus of West Shore Community College. The Law Dawgs were victorious…

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