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Medical condition causes Jebavy crash

June 2, 2014
Medical condition causes Jebavy crash

HAMLIN TWP. — A 42-year-old Manistee woman was injured Monday afternoon when the vehicle she was driving hit a tree. The crash occurred on Jebavy Drive north of Fisher Road about 2:30 p.m. According to Mason County sheriff’s deputies on the scene, the woman had apparently suffered from low blood sugar. She was driving a Chrysler Sebring north and went…

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A true friend of the Ludington State Park

June 2, 2014
A true friend of the Ludington State Park

By Kate Krieger. MCP Correspondent. HAMLIN TWP. – Volunteers do a lot for places and usually go very unnoticed. Many people may think that since the Ludington State Park is such a rustic beauty it doesn’t need much in the way of upkeep, but that is not the case at all. Between the many employees the park staffs, there is…

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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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