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Chief Allison saves lives even in death

October 15, 2013

The following is a statement from the family of Custer Fire Chief John Allison. (See related story) “On October 15th, John Allison, fire chief of the Custer Fire Department went to be with the Lord while surrounded by family and friends. He had been at Meijer Heart Center in the Spectrum Medical Center in Grand Rapids after having complications from…

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Phone systems down again this morning

October 15, 2013

UPDATED at 9:57 a.m.: Full service restored at 911. Many area residents and businesses are reporting that their phone systems are down again this morning. Last night Frontier Communications reported it had been upgrading its system when certain junctions went out. Phil Truan of Frontier said Monday night that the systems should have been restored. Many places are without phone…

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State Park eagle

October 15, 2013
State Park eagle

Reader Julie Hathaway-Henry sent us this photograph she took Monday night of an eagle perched at the Ludington State Park.

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Phone systems restored, were offline for several hours

October 14, 2013

Phone systems throughout parts of Mason County were down for several hours Monday night, beginning around 6 p.m. The problem was caused by Frontier Communications making upgrades to its system, according to Phil Truan of Frontier. He said the upgrading caused outages but the company has restored the system now. Reports came in that land lines were having issues from…

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Owner of Rath home may be forced to pay for sidewalk repairs

October 14, 2013
Owner of Rath home may be forced to pay for sidewalk repairs

UPDATED: Following a public hearing Monday night, in which no one from the public commented, the Ludington City Council voted unanimously to lien the property owner’s taxes to pay 75% of the cost of sidewalk repairs. LUDINGTON — The Ludington City Council will hold a public hearing tonight to determine if the owner of a house on North Rath Avenue…

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