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Hospital phones may be down Saturday

April 4, 2014

LUDINGTON — Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital will have electrical contractors on site Saturday morning, April 5, making some necessary routine repairs that could result in a brief shutdown of telephone service. According to Greg Soper, director of plant operations at the hospital, there is a very remote chance that telephone service could be down for less than ten minutes sometime…

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Sean Phillips’ mother among several witnesses

April 3, 2014
Sean Phillips’ mother among several witnesses

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — Several witnesses were called to the stand today during the preliminary examination of Sean Michael Phillips in 79th District Court. Phillips is charged with the June 29, 2011 murder of his 4-month-old daughter Katherine Phillips. The purpose of the examination is to determine if the prosecutor has enough proof to proceed in circuit court.…

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Mother recalls last day Baby Kate was seen; talks about alleged confession letter from father

April 3, 2014
Mother recalls last day Baby Kate was seen; talks about alleged confession letter from father

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Ariel Courtland, the mother of Katherine Phillips was the prosecution’s first witness this morning in the 79th District Court preliminary examination of murder suspect Sean Michael Phillips. In October 2013, Sean Phillips, 24, was charged with June 2011 murder of his 4-month-old daughter also known as Baby Kate. Phillips is currently serving the second…

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Law enforcement searches for reported strangler, but no crime, suspect found

April 3, 2014

BRANCH TWP. — Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office along with Michigan State Police troopers searched the Wallhalla and Fountain areas for several hours Wednesday for a male parole absconder in his 40s. Around 8:30 p.m. law enforcement received a call that a man had been saying that he had strangled a woman to death in Manistee County. The man…

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Tea party meeting will feature candidate who is challenging Lt. Gov.

April 3, 2014

AMBER TWP. — The Ludington Area Tea Party will hold its regular monthly general meeting on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at the Gospel Light Baptist Church located at 105 N. Dennis Rd. Speakers will include: Wes Nakagiri who is challenging Lt. Governor Brian Calley at the Republican State Convention, scheduled for August  22 and 23 in Novi. This is…

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