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Strbich is Memorial’s new chief of staff

October 25, 2012
Strbich is Memorial’s new chief of staff

LUDINGTON – Memorial Medical Center’s board of directors has officially approved the officers elected by the medical staff for 2012-13. Steven Strbich, DO, is the hospital’s new chief of staff.  Other officers are Bret Autrey, DO, vice chief of staff, John Persson, DO, secretary, and members-at-large David Gadzinski, MD, and Marc Keen, MD. Dr. Strbich is medical director for the…

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Police searching for suspect in situation with kids

October 25, 2012

SCOTTVILLE — Law enforcement continues to investigate a “suspicious situation” that occurred Wednesday afternoon near the Dollar General Store. Two children were approached by a man in a vehicle who asked them if they “wanted a pop,” according to a Mason County Sheriff’s Office report. “When they declined, he drove away,” the report stated. The two children then went to…

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Ludington fires and Wishing Well robbery may be connected

October 24, 2012
Ludington fires and Wishing Well robbery may be connected

LUDINGTON – Two people have been arrested in connection with last week’s suspected arson fires in Ludington and Sunday’s breaking and entering of the Wishing Well gas station in Pentwater Township. SEE VIDEO OF WISHING WELL ROBBERY BELOW On Monday, Travis Malone, 17, Ludington, was arraigned in Oceana County District Court for breaking and entering of the Business U.S. 31…

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Judge candidates’ views differ greatly

October 24, 2012
Judge candidates’ views differ greatly

VICTORY TWP. – Who will be Mason County’s next probate court judge? Will it be Nick Krieger who grew up on North Rath Avenue in Ludington, graduated from Ludington High School and has worked as a law clerk for the Michigan Court of Appeals for the past eight years? Or will it be Hamlin Township resident Jeff Nellis who has…

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Fatal crash in Amber Twp.

October 23, 2012
Fatal crash in Amber Twp.

UPDATED: AMBER TWP. — One person is dead following a single car accident on North Brye Road north of Johnson Road this morning. Gary Gramza Jr., 41, of Grant Township, was found dead in the vehicle this morning. It appears Gramza’s vehicle, a 2008 Dodge Nitro, ran into a tree in front of the home of Tom and Brenda Knudsen at 816…

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