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Asparagus Festival next weekend

May 31, 2014
Asparagus Festival next weekend

HART — Leading the way as one of the top producers of asparagus in the nation, Oceana County will celebrate its claim to fame this weekend with the National Asparagus Festival. This year’s 41st annual celebration will be especially festive as local farmers are reporting one of  the best asparagus crops in decades. Events begin Friday, June 6, and continue…

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Children’s museum still in need of summer volunteers

May 30, 2014
Children’s museum still in need of summer volunteers

By Kate Krieger. MCP Correspondent. LUDINGTON – In its fourth year at its current location in downtown Ludington, the Sandcastles Children’s Museum has seen thousands of families enter through its doors to enjoy almost 30 different exhibits, ranging from ancient Egypt to the S.S. Badger. With all the activity at the museum, it is still in need of one thing,…

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Felony arraignments this week include strangulation, resisting arrest, drunk driving

May 30, 2014
Felony arraignments this week include strangulation, resisting arrest, drunk driving

79th District Court Arraignments. By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned this past week in front of the 79th District Court Magistrate: Felonies – Raymond Paul Stacey, 32, of 311 E. Melendy St., Ludington, was arrested May 22 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) for a felonies of assault by strangulation and two counts of third-degree…

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2 sentenced in 51st Circuit Court, drug charges and B&E

May 30, 2014
2 sentenced in 51st Circuit Court, drug charges and B&E

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON  — The following were sentenced this past week in 51st Circuit Court: – Quinton Allen Mosley, Jr., 34, of 7737 St. Hupert Trail, Hesperia, was found guilty March 4 of one count of controlled substance, delivery/manufacture 5-45 kilograms. One count of the same charge was dismissed. He was sentenced May 27 to 330 days…

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Troopers searching for car wash thieves

May 30, 2014
Troopers searching for car wash thieves

PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — On May 28 troopers from the Michigan State Police Hart Post began an investigation into the theft of coins from West Coast Car Wash located on Pere Marquette Highway, south of US-10.  The investigation revealed that two male subjects went to the car wash after hours and approached the dollar bill changer.  The suspects put a…

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