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Woman sentenced to 1 year in jail for stealing cell phone

December 17, 2013
Woman sentenced to 1 year in jail for stealing cell phone

LUDINGTON — A Hamlin Township was sentenced today for a year in jail for stealing a cell phone while she was a patient at Memorial Medical Center (now Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital). On Nov. 12, Kristen Brooke Iverson, 27, 5633 N. Jebavy Dr., accepted a plea agreement in 51st Circuit Court on the charges of larceny to a building. She…

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Sheriff’s report, Dec. 16, 2013

December 17, 2013

The following is the activity report of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office from Dec. 16, 2013: – 12:29 a.m.: Assist to Ludington Police Department at Ludington Area Schools, vehicle crash, City of Ludington. – 1:51 p.m.: Vehicle in ditch, no injuries, Conrad Road east of Pere Marquette Highway, PM Twp. – 1:58 p.m.: Theft, 5900 block of West U.S. 10,…

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Mayor Henderson and Councilor Taranko honored

December 16, 2013
Mayor Henderson and Councilor Taranko honored

LUDINGTON — Mayor John Henderson presided over his last city council tonight, to a packed city council chambers. Several members of the community congratulated Mayor Henderson and Councilor Wally Taranko for their service to the city. “Ludington is a great place to work, to live and to visit and a product of that has been a lot of good work…

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Life rolls out new ambulance

December 16, 2013
Life rolls out new ambulance

PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Emergency patients in Mason County who need transport to the hospital may get a ride in Life EMS’s new Safety Concept 3.0 vehicle. According to a release from the Grand Rapids based for-profit ambulance service, the new Mercedes ambulance was custom built with specifications from Life EMS. “We are always looking at ways that we can…

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Youth fishing tournament registration

December 16, 2013

Registration for the Michigan Ice Open’s Youth Fishing School has now started. Registrations will be accepted at the Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce or by downloading the registration/waiver and release form from www.michiganiceopen.com and faxing it to 231-845-6857.  This is a free event for kids between the ages of 5 and 14. The Michigan Ice Open Kids Day is scheduled to…

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