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Conditions treacherous for recovery of snowmobiler

December 30, 2013
Conditions treacherous for recovery of snowmobiler

AMBER TWP. — Emergency personnel continued to search for the body of William Green Monday afternoon along the banks of the Pere Marquette River. The 35-year-old Ludington resident presumably drowned in the river Sunday night after his snowmobile went off a 150-foot embankment, about a quarter mile south of the intersection of Gordon and Conrad roads. Preparing the site for…

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Lots to do on New Year’s Eve

December 30, 2013
Lots to do on New Year’s Eve

By Carrie Klemm. MCP Correspondent. What are you doing New Year’s Eve? Though you may be thinking of staying in to watch the ball drop in Times Square on TV, if you get the itch to head out, there are several holiday specials and live music happenings all around Ludington. The fifth annual New Year’s Eve Ball Drop, featuring west…

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Personnel continue search for snowmobiler, presumed dead after crash in river

December 30, 2013
Personnel continue search for snowmobiler, presumed dead after crash in river

Name released. AMBER TWP. — Emergency personnel continue their search this morning for the driver of a snowmobile that fell into the Pere Marquette River Sunday night. William Green, 35, of Ludington is presumed dead following the crash that took place around 7:15 p.m. His snowmobile was recovered Sunday night but rescuers were unable to find the body. Dangerous currents,…

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Sheriff’s office arrests 2 over weekend

December 30, 2013

Two people were arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office this weekend in separate incidences. On Friday, Dec. 27, a 40-year-old Fountain man was arrested on an outstanding Mason County Friend of the Court warrant on West State Street in the City of Scottville. The man’s vehicle had broken down on the street and deputies stopped to assist at 7:06…

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Snowmobiler presumed dead after crash in river

December 29, 2013
Snowmobiler presumed dead after crash in river

AMBER TWP. — A 34-year-old Ludington man is presumed dead after the snowmobile he was riding went into the Pere Marquette River Sunday night. His name is not being released until his family is notified. Emergency personnel were called to the corner of Gordon and Conrad roads at 7:17 p.m. for the report of a snowmobile that had fallen over…

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