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Badger cancels Friday sailing

October 4, 2012

LUDINGTON — Lake Michigan Carferry has announced that it is cancelling Friday’s sailing of the S.S. Badger. According to the company’s website the cancellation is due to weather. Friday’s weather forecast on land calls for sunny to partly cloudy skies, temperatures in the ’40s to ’50s and winds around 20 mph. But, there are gale warnings in effect for Lake…

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New radio station airs

October 4, 2012

LUDINGTON — A new area radio station is on the air. WLDN FM 98.7 debuted last week. The station is owned by Synergy Broadcast Group of Ludington. According to Synergy President/CEO Todd Mohr, the station is currently simulcasting with WMLQ but will eventually have its own format. “It will be a news/talk format specializing in local talk programming,” Mohr said.…

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UPDATE: Hospital exploring partnerships

October 3, 2012

Mason County Press first reported this story Tuesday night, based on information sent to us from a reliable source. Here is the hospital’s official statement: LUDINGTON — Memorial Medical Center’s board of directors has voted to explore partnership options with larger, integrated healthcare systems. “Given the rapidly changing healthcare industry, the board believes it is our responsibility to explore all…

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Memorial exploring merger

October 2, 2012
Memorial exploring merger

LUDINGTON – Memorial Medical Center is planning to form a partnership with larger healthcare systems. The hospital has sent a letter to its employees. According to a statement Mason County Press has obtained, the hospital’s board of directors has voted to pursue partnership discussions with larger, integrated healthcare systems as a way to better meet the healthcare needs of the…

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Dr. Phil show reveals little new about Baby Kate

October 2, 2012
Dr. Phil show reveals little new about Baby Kate

Little new information was revealed about the “Baby Kate” case in Tuesday’s airing of the Dr. Phil Show. The show featured Ariel Courtland along with her father, Tim Brewer, Sean Phillips’ defense attorney Annette Smedley and Phillips’ mother, Kim Phillips. Ariel Courtland is the mother of Katherine Phillips, who disappeared on June 29, 2011 when she was 4-months-old. Sean Phillips…

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