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LHS’s Abigail Ashley receives Congress-Bundestag scholarship. 

May 26, 2022

LHS’s Abigail Ashley receives Congress-Bundestag scholarship.  Ludington High School senior Abigail Ashley, was one of 250 high school students from across the United States to be selected as a 2022-2023 recipient of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Scholarship. Abigail is the daughter of Leona and Scott Ashley. Initiated in 1983 to strengthen ties between Germany and the United States, the…

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Police news, May 26, 2022.

May 26, 2022

  Police news, May 26, 2022. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Auto Owners Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Wednesday, May 25, 2022: 12:20 p.m., Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO): Two vehicle crash, no injuries, Jebavy Drive and US 10, Pere Marquette Township.  12:36…

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Mason County Emporium opens Friday, May 27. 

May 25, 2022

Mason County Emporium opens Friday, May 27.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The Mason County Historical Society’s Mason County Emporium and Sweet Shop, located at the southwest corner of Ludington Avenue and Harrison Street, opens to the public on Friday, May 27 with a ribbon cutting at 11 a.m.  “The Emporium will serve as the visitor center of the…

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Hart man sentenced to up to 22 years in prison for rape. 

May 25, 2022

Hart man sentenced to up to 22 years in prison for rape.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — In August 2018, Paul Edward Bliss, 33, of 702 S. Dryden St., met a Mason County woman on the dating app Plenty of Fish. According to court transcripts read by Judge Susan Sniegowski during an April 2022 hearing, bliss met the victim…

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Amber Twp. woman sentenced to up to 10 years prison on drug charges.

May 25, 2022

Amber Twp. woman sentenced to up to 10 years prison on drug charges. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — April Lynn Somsel, 47, of Pere Marquette Township was sentenced to serve 1 to 10 years in prison during 51st Circuit Court proceedings on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. On Feb. 13, 2022, Somsel was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office…

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