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Badger captain passes away

November 22, 2013
Badger captain passes away

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. UPDATED. LUDINGTON — Captain Dean Hobbs, senior captain of the S.S. Badger, passed away Thursday evening while playing hockey. The cause of death has not yet been stated. Dean lived in Traverse City but also had a home on Ferry Street in Ludington (which was fitting). It’s debatable whether Dean was a better captain or a…

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Homeschooling as an educational choice

November 22, 2013
Homeschooling as an educational choice

By D’Ann Rohrer. MCP Correspondent. (Editor’s note: This is the first article in a three-part series about choices parents have in their children’s education. D’Ann Rohrer is a certified teacher and holds a master’s degree in education. She worked several years as a public school teacher and currently has two teenage children enrolled in public high school. Her two elementary-aged…

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Arraignments, as of Nov. 20, 2013

November 22, 2013
Arraignments, as of Nov. 20, 2013

By Allison Scarbrough. MCP Correspondent. LUDINGTON – The following were arraigned this past week in front of the magistrate of the 79th District Court of Mason County:  Felonies –         Donald Thomas Miller, 25, of 607 E. Danaher St., Ludington, was arrested Nov. 18 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) for a felony of interfering with an electronic communication device. A preliminary…

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Court sentences as of Nov. 20, 2013

November 22, 2013
Court sentences as of Nov. 20, 2013

By Allison Scarbrough. MCP Correspondent.  51st Circuit Court LUDINGTON – The following defendant was sentenced this past week in 51st Circuit Court: –         Michael William Kelly, 42, of 105 Gay St., Scottville, was found guilty Oct. 22 of carrying concealed weapon. He was sentenced Nov. 19 to 180 days in jail with credit for two days served; must serve three months up…

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Suspect charged for assault on corrections officer

November 22, 2013
Suspect charged for assault on corrections officer

LUDINGTON — Eric Michael Klopp of Muskegon was arraigned Thursday in Mason County’s 79th District Court for assaulting a corrections officer. The incident occurred about 1 a.m. Thursday when Klopp allegedly resisted correction deputies during booking at the Mason County Jail, resulting in a knee injury to Dep. Ed Rasmussen. Rasmussen was treated and released from Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital.…

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