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Scottville water run order to continue

March 3, 2014
Scottville water run order to continue

SCOTTVILLE —Residents in Scottville should keep their running water until further notice. Last week the city issues a “Let Water Run” requesting that all residents keep their water running constantly. City Manager Amy Williams said it is likely the order will stand throughout the month. “The freeze line keeps getting deeper and it is nearing our water mains,” Williams said.…

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Hospital renovation is ‘night and day’

March 2, 2014
Hospital renovation is ‘night and day’

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The next phase of construction and renovation at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital is nearly complete. Highlights of this phase include a fifth operating room, a new ambulatory surgery department and a new cardiopulmonary area. The fifth OR offers 50 percent more space than the largest of any of the other four ORs. Kelly Larr,…

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Chimney fire

March 2, 2014
Chimney fire

AMBER TWP. — Scottville Fire Dept. responded to a chimney fire today at a home at 2455 W. Conrad Rd., just west of Stiles Road. Fire Chief Dale Larr said the chimney was clogged up and was a challenge to clean out. The house has a single occupant. Larr said it is owned by Jim Jabrocki.

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Serious injuries after U.S. 10 crash

March 2, 2014
Serious injuries after U.S. 10 crash

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TWP. — Two people received serious injuries during a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 10-31 east of Brye Road Sunday morning. The crash occurred just before 7:44 a.m. when a Chevrolet Malibu car, driven by a 21-year-old Ludington man, attempted to drive south from the Meijer parking lot to the Staples plaza parking lot. The Malibu…

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79th District Court arraignments, as of Feb. 26, 2014

February 28, 2014
79th District Court arraignments, as of Feb. 26, 2014

By Allison Scarbrough. MCP Correspondent.  LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned this past week in front of Mason County Magistrate Patricia Baker in 79th District Court: Felonies –         Gabriel Isaiah Austin, 40, of 510 N. Emily St., Apt. K, Ludington, was arrested Feb. 23 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) for a felony of assault by strangulation and domestic violence.…

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