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Motorcyclist injured after vehicle attempts U-turn

July 1, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 41-year-old Fenton, Michigan man received minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash after a vehicle attempted a U-turn in front of him as he rode his motorcycle northbound on Lakeshore Drive near Bradshaw Road Sunday, June 30, shortly before…

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Invasive species workshop to be held July 19

June 30, 2024

LUDINGTON — An invasive species field day workshop will be held on Friday, July 19 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cartier Park woods, West Slagle Drive. The event is presented by Mason-Lake Conservation District, Manistee Conservation District, North Country Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area and U.S. Forest Service. The workshop is free for those attending. Lunch will be…

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Stage Left Theatre Co. offering improvisation workshop

June 29, 2024

LUDINGTON — The Stage Left Theatre Company is hosting an Intro to Improv workshop with instruction by Nathan Anderson and Logan Monson. The workshop is for people ages 16 and older. The workshop will be held on Saturday, July 20  from 10 a,m, to 1p.m. at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts, 107 S. Harrison St. Cost for the…

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Old Free Soil school to be razed

June 28, 2024

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief FREE SOIL — Demolition has begun on the old Free Soil school complex, located on North Democrat Street. Village President Dave Morley said Bob Peters is doing the demolition work. Morley said Peters has started with removing all interior items with the expectation for the former high school and elementary complexes to be razed in July.…

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Woman pleads to 2021 murder, arson, animal killing/torturing

June 28, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON – A 43-year-old Chippewa County woman pleaded “no contest” in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, June 25, to second-degree murder, first-degree arson and two counts of second-degree, killing/torturing animals. The victim, Jeffrey Grant, 57, died during a house fire at 3746 N. Morse Rd., Sheridan Township, on Nov. 22, 2021. The fire was…

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