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Art center receives another grant

January 18, 2013

LUDINGTON, MI – On the heels of a large grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, Ludington Area Arts Council announces that it has additionally been awarded a grant for professional and organizational development support from MCACA, administered by the Holland Area Arts Council, in the amount of $1,500. The minigrant is specifically intended to partially fund…

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Hospital expansion update

January 17, 2013
Hospital expansion update

LUDINGTON — Much has changed since Memorial Medical Center broke ground June 18, 2012 on the most ambitious expansion since the hospital began operations at its present location in 1967. The south and north faces of the hospital, as well as the surrounding campus, have been radically transformed in the last six months, yet in a way designed to blend…

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Fire departments busy Tuesday night

January 16, 2013
Fire departments busy Tuesday night

Fire departments were busy Tuesday night across the county. Scottville Fire Dept. was called to a chimney fire on U.S. 31 near Dewey Road. When the department arrived, the entire north side of the house was engulfed in flames. Custer and Fountain departments were called to assist. We have been told that the fire burned through the roof and damaged…

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Fire on U.S. 31

January 15, 2013
Fire on U.S. 31

A reader submitted this photo of a structure fire on U.S. 31 near Dewey Road earlier tonight. Scottville, Custer and Fountain departments were called. The fire was originally called in as a chimney fire. When Scottville firefighters arrived the entire north side was engulfed in flames. We have been told that the fire burned through the roof and damaged most…

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Michigan rural schools to receive nearly $4 million from USDA

January 15, 2013

More than $320 million to be distributed under reauthorized program WASHINGTON Jan. 15, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that over $323 million will be paid to 41 states and Puerto Rico in two distributions to support local schools and roads as part of the Congressional one-year reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. “These…

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