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Man flown to GR following 3 car crash in Free Soil Twp

October 9, 2013
Man flown to GR following 3 car crash in Free Soil Twp

FREE SOIL TWP. — A 21-year-old Onekama man was flown to Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids following a three-car crash on North U.S. 31 Wednesday afternoon. The accident happened around 3 p.m. when a vehicle driven by Ruth Kovach, 62 of Free Soil, was heading south on U.S. 31 and slowing down to make a left turn near the intersection…

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Custer fire chief in GR hospital after cardiac incident

October 9, 2013
Custer fire chief in GR hospital after cardiac incident

  CUSTER – Custer Township Fire Chief John Allison is at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids today after he had an apparent heart attack Tuesday night. Allison, who is a farmer and lives south of the Village of Custer, was at home when the incident happened. His family called 911, which meant a response from his own fire…

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2 arrested in connection with Free Soil breaking & entering

October 9, 2013
2 arrested in connection with Free Soil breaking & entering

LUDINGTON — Two men have been arrested in connection to a breaking and entering incident in Free Soil. Deputies from the Mason County Sheriff’s Office have arrested Joel Anthony Patterson, 27, Scottville and Christopher Joseph Watson, 30, Ludington, in connection to the incident that took place in the 3500 block of East Hardwood Road on Monday, Oct. 7 between midnight…

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Chamber hires Larson for business development role

October 9, 2013
Chamber hires Larson for business development role

LUDINGTON — The Ludington and Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce has hired Matt Larson as a regional business development consultant.  Larson will serve in this newly created business development position becoming the information hub to help foster small businesses and entrepreneurs.  This role will serve as another resource and solution for individuals to receive assistance with their business or business…

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Case against Phillips based on circumstantial evidence

October 8, 2013
Case against Phillips based on circumstantial evidence

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The case against Sean Michael Phillips — the man accused of killing his infant daughter — is based on a variety of circumstantial evidence collected through testimony and by Sean’s own writing. MCP has acquired a copy of the transcript from the Oct. 4, 2013 probable cause hearing that determined murder charges would be…

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