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Fire destroys Gordon Road mobile home

May 29, 2023

Fire destroys Gordon Road mobile home By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief AMBER TOWNSHIP — Fire destroyed a single-wide mobile home at 787 S. Gordon Rd. Monday afternoon. Emergency personnel were initially dispatched to the scene at 2:41 p.m. Bystanders had reported to 911 that the house was fully engulfed in flames. They also did not see any people or vehicles at…

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Ludington gallery hosts work of world renowned photographer

May 27, 2023

Ludington gallery hosts work of world renowned photographer LUDINGTON — The black-and-white photography of world-renowned photographer Clyde Butcher will be celebrated during a public reception at Todd & Brad Reed Photo Gallery in downtown Ludington on Tuesday, June 20. “Brad Reed, Rachel Gaudette and I are humbled and honored to have been selected to host an exhibit of Clyde Butcher’s…

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Momentum 5×5 Pitch Competition accepting applications

May 27, 2023

Momentum 5×5 Pitch Competition accepting applications PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Beginning May 25, anyone who has a small business or an entrepreneurial idea for Mason County may enter the 2023 Momentum 5×5 Competition, which will award $5,000 in startup funds to one winner. Both nonprofit and for-profit businesses or organizations are encouraged to enter the contest. A complete, written business…

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79th District Court arraignments, posted May 26, 2023

May 26, 2023

79th District Court arraignments, posted May 26, 2023 By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Joseph Fredrick Pereira, 56; two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (victim under age 13); arrested March 1, 2020 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned May 23; probable cause hearing: May 31; bail:…

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Side Step Farms wins Momentum Business Plan Competition 

May 25, 2023

Side Step Farms wins Momentum Business Plan Competition  LUDINGTON — Side Step Farms of Riverton Township won the grand prize of $15,000 in the Momentum Business Plan Competition. The prize was awarded after finalists presented their business pitches to a live audience and a panel of judges on Thursday evening at Ludington Area Center for the Arts. Owners, Molly Guthrie…

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