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6 to compete in Miss Ludington Area pageant.

November 5, 2014
6 to compete in Miss Ludington Area pageant.

VICTORY TWP.  — The 2015 Miss Ludington Area Scholarship Pageant will take place Saturday, November 8, beginning at  7 p.m. at West Shore Community College Center Stage Theater. Six contestants from Mason, Manistee and Oceana counties will be taking the stage to compete in talent, interview, fitness and evening wear for a chance to win the title of Miss Ludington…

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Hesperia students gain ‘real-world’ experience

November 5, 2014
Hesperia students gain ‘real-world’ experience

LUDINGTON — Hesperia High School’s material science class — a new class at the school — toured two Ludington manufacturing facilities, FloraCraft and Great Lakes Castings, Tuesday, Nov. 4. Teacher Jennifer Sherburn coordinated the trip with Vic Burwell from FloraCraft and Rob Killips from Great Lakes Castings. FloraCraft is one of the leading producers of foam craft products in the…

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Technical difficulties delay county’s election results

November 5, 2014

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Technical difficulties at the county clerk’s office delayed Tuesday’s election results, and many precincts reported delays due to write-in candidates. Final results were not totaled until after midnight, and write-in totals had to be computed manually and were not available. Voter turnout was high in the midterm election with 8,387 voters out of…

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Ralphie is home!

November 3, 2014
Ralphie is home!

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. NEW ERA — The chocolate lab that had been missing since Saturday afternoon is now home safe and sound with his family, his owner Stephanie Matiash reported Monday evening. The people who took Ralphie did not steal him, she said. “It was good people who had him and returned him upon finding out we were…

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Hart PD report

November 3, 2014
Hart PD report

Recent Hart Police Department activity includes: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 – 4:30 p.m., gas drive-off, 4200 block of Polk Rd., $30 in gas taken. Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 – 5:55 p.m., assault and battery, 700 block of State St., no arrests. – 6:30 p.m., retail fraud, 700 block of State St., juvenile suspects. The Hart Police Department report is brought…

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