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Police investigate bomb threat at Ludington High School

September 10, 2024

LUDINGTON — A police investigation of a bomb threat at Ludington High School Monday evening, Sept. 9, determined “that there is no immediate threat to the safety of students or the school community,” states a joint press release from the Ludington Police Department and Ludington Area Public Schools issued Tuesday morning, Sept. 10. “On September 9, 2024, at 7:47 p.m.,…

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Ludington Petunia Parade ending this week

September 10, 2024

LUDINGTON — The 2024 Ludington Petunia Parade will officially end on Saturday, Sept. 14 when the petunias are expected to be removed along Ludington Avenue, Loomis Street, and Ferry Street. The petunias are purchased and maintained by the Ludington Petunia Parade Committee, a private non-profit organization. Volunteers can begin removing anytime this week. The following thank you was submitted by…

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PM Township beginning recreation plan survey

September 10, 2024

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Pere Marquette Charter Township is currently conducting a survey asking the public about their recreational activities and needs. The results of the survey will be applied towards the township’s 2025-2029 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan. The current recreation plan was approved by the township board of trustees in 2020 and outlined potential projects and actions…

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A few more tickets available for Historical Society gala

September 10, 2024

LUDINGTON — There are a limited amount of tickets left for the Mason County Historical Society’s second annual gala scheduled for  Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Stearns Hotel. The event is a major fundraiser for the Society. The cost is $75 per person. Click here to purchase tickets. “We held our first gala last year to coincide with the Ludington sesquicentennial and…

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Remembering Trooper Butterfield

September 9, 2024

Photos and story by Jeff Kiessel, MCP contributor  FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — Emergency personnel, family and friends gathered along Custer Road on Monday to remember Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield, who was killed in the line of duty by a gunman on Sept. 9, 2013 while conducting a routine traffic stop on Custer Road north of Townline Road. More…

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