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Badger now has 2 years to stop dumping ash

March 22, 2013

Ludington — The S.S. Badger has been given another chance by the federal government. Lake Michigan Carferry, owner of the Badger, has signed a consent decree agreement with the Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency that will require the Badger to end the ash discharge within two years. According to a statement from LMC, the agreement is a…

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Four sentenced in circuit court

March 22, 2013

LUDINGTON — Bobby Neal Harris, 27, 612 N. Lakeshore Dr., Rm. 15, Ludington was found guilty on March 21 in 51st Circuit Court for violating his probation. The violation stems from a 2012 conviction of carrying weapons with unlawful intent. He was sentenced to two to five years prison for each count along with $1,148 in fines and costs. Nicholas…

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District court

March 22, 2013

LUDINGTON — The following proceedings took place this week in 79th District Court. Sentences – Matthew Joseph Stock, 21, 602 E. Melendy St., Ludington, was found guilty on March 19 for driving while license suspended/revoked/denied. He was sentenced to 93 days discretionary jail for one year, 12 months probation and a $285 fine/costs. He was also found guilty of failure…

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Arraignments

March 22, 2013

LUDINGTON — The following people were arraigned this week in front of the magistrate in 79th District Court. Agency key: MCSD: Mason County Sheriff’s Dept.; LPD: Ludington Police Dept.; SPD: Scottville Police Dept.; MSP: Michigan State Police; SSCENT: State, Sheriff’s, Chief’s Enforcement Narcotics Team. Felonies – Larry Casarez Ramirez, 56, 2352 S. Meyers Road, Riverton Twp., was arrested on March…

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Firefighters continue to fight Oasis fire; community remembers

March 21, 2013
Firefighters continue to fight Oasis fire; community remembers

Story and photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. BRANCH, Sweetwater Twp., Lake Co. — Carr Community Fire Chief Bruce Burke sat in a fire truck late this morning, eating a pastry and trying to get warmed up. He was monitoring the still-smoldering Oasis Bar. The bar, located at the Mason-Lake counties line on U.S. 10, was destroyed early this morning. Burke…

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