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Chess tourney largest in years

March 3, 2013

LUDINGTON – The 58th Annual Ludington Optimist Youth Chess Tournament was held at Ludington High School on Saturday, March 2. It is the longest-running scholastic tournament in the State. Ninety-nine students from throughout Michigan played five chess games to determine the winners in four divisions. This was the largest turnout in the history of the tournament, breaking the record of…

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Ludington considering allowing outdoor downtown dining

March 2, 2013

LUDINGTON — The Ludington City Council is considering changing the city code and zoning ordinance to allow downtown eating establishments to provide outdoor dining. Currently, under the code and ordinance, establishments must obtain special permission for outdoor dining. With the proposed changes no special permission would be needed to provide outdoor dining as long as the business complies with all…

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Scottville may add chair lift to park pool

March 2, 2013

SCOTTVILLE – The city of Scottville will need to purchase a lift chair for the swimming pool at Riverside Park. The purchase is required by a new law that requires all public schools to provide a lift chair for those with disabilities. The chair must be in place before the pool opens this spring, City Manager Amy Williams reports. The…

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GUILTY

March 1, 2013
GUILTY

By Lisa Enos MCP Correspondent LUDINGTON — It has been said, “If you give some people enough rope, they will eventually hang themselves.” That may have just happened in the case of the People vs. Mark McCallum who was tried in court this week for kidnapping his two children last February. Any chance McCallum had to win over the jury…

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The paranoia defense?

March 1, 2013
The paranoia defense?

By Lisa Enos  MCP Correspondent LUDINGTON — Mark McCallum will take the stand Friday in an attempt to prove he did not kidnap his children— a crime he is charged with — when he drove them to Key West, Fla. last year. McCallum has spent a fair amount of time attempting to show that Anna Appledorn of Child Protective Services…

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