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Art center receives state grant

January 11, 2013

Arts Council Receives State Grant   LUDINGTON – Ludington Area Arts Council has been awarded a grant of $15,000 from the state of Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.  Of this amount, $2,560 are federal funds provided to MCACA from the National Endowment for the Arts.  The grant was awarded through the MCACA peer review process and was one…

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Magazine ranks MCE as top rural Michigan school

January 10, 2013

Bridge Magazine has ranked Mason County Eastern as the top rural school district in Michigan. The magazine recently announced its Academic State Champs and MCE was ranked sixth overall and first for rural. The district was featured in today’s Muskegon Chronicle and on the Mlive.com website. See below for links. Bridge Magazine, which partners with Mlive, and Public Sector Consultants…

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Hamlin may install street lights on Lincoln

January 10, 2013

HAMLIN TWP. — The township board of trustees is expected to take action tonight on installing street lights on North Lincoln Road near Hamlin Lake estates. If approved, lights will be installed at the intersections of Maple, Linden, Sassafras, Victory Drive and Cherry. The cost includes a $100 installation fee and a monthly charge of approximately $12.50 per light to…

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911 director has mixed feelings about leaving

January 9, 2013
911 director has mixed feelings about leaving

PENTWATER — Rich Feole has bittersweet feelings about leaving his job as director of Mason-Oceana 911. He has the first dispatcher hired at the facility when it opened in 1995. He has gone through several positions there, spending the last 7 as its director. In late December Feole, 47, announced he had accepted a position as deputy director of Calhoun…

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Public will have input into next superintendent

January 9, 2013

LUDINGTON — Members of the public will have opportunities to give their input into what qualities Ludington Area Schools next superintendent has. During its special board meeting Tuesday, the board of education decided to hold focus group meetings to learn what staff, parents, students and community members want in the qualities of Cal DeKuiper’s replacement. Consultant Dr. Michael Washburn will…

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