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Authorities, family continue to look for missing 21-year-old

August 17, 2013
Authorities, family continue to look for missing 21-year-old

The Mason County Sheriff’s Office reported this morning that it is continuing to search for Clayton Charles Machiela, 21, of Ludington who has been missing since Aug. 9. “He has not been seen since Aug. 9 and has not had any contact with his family nor has he returned to work,” Chief Deputy Bob Brown said. Brown told MCP that…

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Hospital expansion to open after Labor Day

August 17, 2013
Hospital expansion to open after Labor Day

Open houses scheduled LUDINGTON — Memorial Medical Center’s most recent expansion will open for patient care just after Labor Day. A public open house at the hospital will highlight a series of grand opening events during the week before the holiday weekend. The public open house will be held on Thursday, August 29 from 4 to 6 p.m. The event…

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Lotto winner claims prize, remains anonymous

August 16, 2013

The Ludington person who won Wednesday’s $13.3 million Classic Lotto 47 jackpot has claimed his or her prize but has chosen to remain anonymous, the Michigan Lottery website reported today. The winning ticket was sold at Bonser’s of Custer. The winner has chosen to take the one-time lump sum payment of $8.4 million before taxes, a Lottery press release stated.…

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A word on comments

August 16, 2013

You may have noticed that the comment section is missing from our posts. The reason for this is that under the current design of our website, commenters are able to submit anonymously. We feel that if you have something to say that you should use your real name. After-all, we are adults. Plus, we never really received a lot of…

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5 receive sentences in circuit court this week

August 16, 2013
5 receive sentences in circuit court this week

By Allison Scarbrough. MCP Correspondent.  LUDINGTON – The following defendants were sentenced this week in 51st Circuit Court: –         Thomas Alan Battice, 48, of 3744 First St., Custer, was found guilty June 19 of second-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) with a person under age 13. He was sentenced Aug. 13 to a minimum of five to a maximum of 15 years with the Michigan…

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