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Badger cancels Saturday sailing due to weather

October 4, 2024

LUDINGTON — The SS Badger’s Saturday, Oct. 5 sailing has been cancelled due to forecasted conditions on Lake Michigan. The weather forecast is calling for waves building from 6 to 9 feet and occasionally up to 12 feet. Sunday, Oct. 6, is the scheduled last sailing of the season. At this time the Badger is still scheduled to sail. Lake…

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State Park construction on schedule

October 4, 2024

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A large portion of Ludington State Park has been closed since Sept. 3 as a $3.2 million construction project began. Ludington State Park Manager Jim Gallie. said much of the current construction includes replacing several parking lots, sidewalk and curb work, along with building repairs. Additionally, work is taking place inspecting and trimming…

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79th District Court sentencings, published Oct. 4, 2024

October 4, 2024

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Jonathan Wayne Haynes, 48, pleaded guilty on September 25 to domestic violence and was sentenced to 93 days in jail (suspended sentence), 12 months of probation, and $125 in fines/costs. -Dakota Allen Hernandez, 20, pleaded guilty on October 2 to third-degree retail…

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Homeless man arrested on 9 outstanding warrants at Waterfront Park

October 4, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. LUDINGTON — A 55-year-old homeless man was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 3 by Ludington Police Department. The arrest occurred because the man had nine outstanding arrest warrants out of the 63rd and 61st district courts of Kent County. The warrants included: Failure to appear…

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Suspect captured after running from deputies

October 3, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — A 19-year-old Pentwater man was arrested on a charge of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police after Mason County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a person smashing a windshield out of vehicle Wednesday, Oct. 2, shortly before 7 p.m. in the 6300…

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