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Arraignments

April 19, 2013

Compiled by Allison Scarbrough, MCP Correspondent LUDINGTON — The following people were arraigned this past week in 79th District Court. –         Alyxander Carl Smith, 29, of 8190 N. Reek Rd., Free Soil, was arrested April 11 by the Ludington Police Department for on two felony counts of financial transaction device. A preliminary exam is set for April 24 at 11:15 a.m.…

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Holman third person to announce mayoral candidacy

April 18, 2013

LUDINGTON — Ludington city councilor Kaye Ferguson Holman has announced she is running for mayor. Holman is the third person to announce they have taken out a petition to run for mayor. The other two people are Dave Kosla and former councilor A. Pete Engblade. “I am announcing that I have taken out a petition and I intend to win,”…

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Scottville Main Street kicks off pledge drive

April 18, 2013
Scottville Main Street kicks off pledge drive

SCOTTVILLE — A group of Scottville citizens, business owners and business advocates gathered this morning for a Wake Up Scottville breakfast at the North Country Cafe. The breakfast, coordinated jointly by Scottville Main Street and Ludington and Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce, was an opportunity for those interested in the business climate of the town to meet and talk about…

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Huizenga introduces legislation to aid seniors

April 18, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after introducing the Health Freedom for Seniors Act, legislation allowing seniors to roll the required minimum distribution from their retirement accounts directly into a health savings account tax free. “Currently, those who reach age 70 1/2 must begin taking a ‘required minimum distribution’ from their IRAs, 401(k)s and other…

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Former Northwest Bank employee sentenced

April 18, 2013

GRAND RAPIDS — Stacy Lynn Ahlgren, a former employee of Northwestern Bank in Ludington, was sentenced to federal prison for embezzling nearly $1 million from the bank over nearly six years, Mlive.com has reported. U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker on Wednesday, April 17, ordered Ahlgren, 39, to prison for 27 months, followed by supervised release for three years. He also…

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