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Victory Township budget hearing, meeting notices

March 10, 2014

VICTORY TWP. — The Victory Township Board of Trustees will meet in the township hall on Thursday, March 27 at 5 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to hold a public hearing on the 2014-2015 fiscal year budget. Township residents are urged to attend. Amble time will given for public comments. After the hearing, the budget will be adopted. A…

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Salvation Army in need of food; offers assistance for utilities

March 9, 2014
Salvation Army in need of food; offers assistance for utilities

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — The Salvation Army of Ludington is in a crisis. The agency’s food pantry is almost empty while the demand for food continues to rise. Capt. Timothy McPherson said the agency/church is in need of boxed meals, tuna, noodles, canned soup, juice, canned meat, canned beans, snacks for children, canned fruit, tomato sauce, pasta sauce.…

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Family escapes house fire

March 7, 2014
Family escapes house fire

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — A Scottville family was able to safely get out of their home Friday afternoon as fire spread on the second floor of their home. Kevin and Renee Pritchard, and their wheelchair-bound adult daughter, Missy, live at 406 E. State St. The fire appeared to have started in the southeast corner of the second floor…

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Helistop saves time and lives

March 7, 2014
Helistop saves time and lives

LUDINGTON — The new helistop landing pad at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital has been used about five times since it opened on Jan. 22. Previously the helicopter landed at Mason County Airport in order to transfer emergency patients to Grand Rapids, taking away valuable time. The flight takes about 30 minutes to downtown Grand Rapids, but an additional 15 minutes…

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79th District Court arraignments, as of March 5, 2014

March 7, 2014
79th District Court arraignments, as of March 5, 2014

By Allison Scarbrough. Associate Correspondent.  LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned this past week in front of the Mason County magistrate in 79th District Court: Felonies   –          Jeremy Michael Franklin, 27, of 307 S. Rowe St., Apt. 4, Ludington, was arrested Feb. 27 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) for a felony of sex offender — failure to comply with reporting duties.…

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