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Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital receives tree seedling grown from capitol eastern catalpa.

June 17, 2022

Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital receives tree seedling grown from capitol eastern catalpa. LUDINGTON — State Senator Curt VanderWall (R-Ludington) recently presented an eastern catalpa tree seedling recently to Drew Dostal, president of Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. The seed used to grow the sapling came from an eastern catalpa on the grounds of the Michigan State Capitol Building and was grown to…

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Police news, June 17, 2022.

June 17, 2022

Police news, June 17, 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 police activity in Mason County Thursday, June 16, 2022: 8:53 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), a 33-year-old Fountain woman was arrested on two warrants issued in Mason County, 2300 block on North…

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American Legion will be new home to Medal of Honor recipients mural. 

June 16, 2022

American Legion will be new home to Medal of Honor recipients mural.  Donations needed to help with relocation.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A mural honoring Mason County’s two Medal of Honor recipients will soon have a new home, thanks to the efforts of the Mason County Historical Society and the American Legion Edwin H. Ewing Post #76.  The…

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Deputy captures suspect who fled into the woods.

June 15, 2022

Deputy captures suspect who fled into the woods. 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. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — ​A 49-year-old Ludington man was arrested by a Mason County sheriff’s deputy on numerous charges after fleeing in his car and then running into the woods following a traffic…

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Rape conviction from 2015 appealed; new plea expected. 

June 14, 2022

Rape conviction from 2015 appealed; new plea expected.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The Michigan Court of Appeals recently overturned the rape convictions of a 41-year-old Ludington man who was ordered in 2015 to serve four consecutive sentences of 25 to 75 years in prison, along with an additional term of seven to 15 years, consecutive to the first…

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