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Man injured while attempting break in

August 21, 2013

LUDINGTON — A man was injured this morning as he attempted to break into Ray’s Auto-Marine, 801 S. Washington Ave. EMS, fire and police were called to the scene where the man was tended to and then transported to the hospital. “He was an older gentleman,” owner Ray Karboske Jr. “He seemed pretty disoriented. It looks like he broke into…

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Beach hazard in effect

August 21, 2013
Beach hazard in effect

Superior Electric Beach/Outdoors Report. Here are the current weather conditions for Mason County (including Pentwater) as of noon today. The National Weather Service has issued a beach hazard advisory. See below for details. An air quality alert remains in effect today as well. Lake Michigan water temperatures:  Stearns Park, Ludington: 66 degrees F Ludington State Park: 67 degrees F Summit…

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Clown Band comes home

August 20, 2013
Clown Band comes home

SCOTTVILLE — It was a great night for a concert and the Scottville Clown Band delivered. The band performed on its home stage, the Clown Band Shell, in Scottville. It is the band’s last sit-down concert of the season but it will continue to play a few more parades and entertainment tent-style shows. On Wednesday the band travels to the…

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Man receives 25-50 years in prison for sexually assaulting 2 children

August 20, 2013
Man receives 25-50 years in prison for sexually assaulting 2 children

LUDINGTON — Robert James Miller, 41, of Ludington, will spend the next 25 to 50 years in prison for the crimes of sexually assaulting two children. Miller was sentenced this afternoon in 51st Circuit Court on the counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct with a 12-year-old boy and second degree CSC with an 8-year-old boy. In June Miller accepted…

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33-year-old gets jail time for sexual assault on minor

August 20, 2013

LUDINGTON — Chad Heitz, 33, of 3677 S. Pere Marquette Highway was sentenced to 1 year, 9 months in the Mason County Jail for attempted criminal sexual conduct third degree for incidences involving a 15-year-old girl. Heitz was arrested on May 11 by Ludington Police Department and charged with two counts of CSC third degree. Had he been sentenced for…

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