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Drive Safe, Drive Sober campaign saw 37% increase this year

January 2, 2013

The number of people in Mason County choosing to get rides instead of driving on New Year’s Eve increased by 37% this year, thanks to the 2012 Drive Safe, Drive Sober campaign. Ludington Police Chief Mark Barnett said the campaign was a great success again this year making the New Year’s Eve celebrations safe and enjoyable. “This success was due…

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Happy 2013! Video

January 1, 2013
Happy 2013! Video

  Here is video of the Ludington Light Up the Lake New Year’s Eve ball drop and fireworks, welcoming 2013. We will have additional video on Tuesday.

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Fire victim died on his birthday

December 31, 2012
Fire victim died on his birthday

BRANCH TWP. — Douglas Hill died in a house fire Sunday morning, on his 63rd birthday. He was a photographer, his specialty was scenic photographs that he displayed in a storefront in downtown Scottville. For many years, he worked for R&R Furniture, which later became Holden’s Home Emporium. Physical ailments prevented him from working, though; he had a heart condition,…

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Investigation of fatal fire continues; had been owner’s parents

December 30, 2012
Investigation of fatal fire continues; had been owner’s parents

BRANCH TWP. — Madonna Schulz was very tired and very saddened this morning over the death of Doug Hill and the loss of the house she grew up in. Hill, 63, died in the fire at 5825 E. Hansen Road. He was renting the house from Schulz who lives next door at 5895 E. Hansen Road. Firefighters were called to…

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Man who died in fire identified

December 30, 2012

BRANCH TWP. — MCP has been informed that Doug Hill, 63, was the man who died in a house fire on East Hansen Road this morning. Hill was renting the house from Madonna Schulz. Officials continue to investigate the cause if the fire.

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