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Walkerville Schools placed on lockdown after man with gun seen near school.

April 19, 2016

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  WALKERVILLE — Walkerville Schools was placed on lockdown today after an individual was seen near the school with a firearm. Superintendent Michael Sweet said he approached the individual and determined the firearm to be a BB gun. “The playground was cleared and the school was immediately put on lockdown,” Sweet said in an all-school alert message.…

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Learning about finances at the credit union.

April 19, 2016
Learning about finances at the credit union.

LUDINGTON — Students from the West Shore Educational Service District recently visited Safe Harbor Credit Union to learn how a financial institution works. The tour was part of the Financial Literacy program offered by Safe Harbor in observation of Youth Credit Union Month. The students were from classes taught by Niki Boerema and Kay Ketz. “April is Youth Month here…

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Gun brandishing homeowner explains her side, takes issue with news coverage.

April 18, 2016
Gun brandishing homeowner explains her side, takes issue with news coverage.

Letter to the Editor, by Wilma Seng, Hesperia.  If you lived on the river,  you would know how rude fisherman are and how much garbage they leave on your property and how many times they decide to relieve themselves directly across the river from your house.  You tell them to leave your property and they swear at you and call…

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WSCC to hold student awards program Thursday.

April 18, 2016

VICTORY TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — The West Shore Community College Student Awards Program will be held Thursday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the Center Stage Theater located in the Arts and Sciences Center and the public is invited to attend. A reception will precede the program and desert will follow the ceremony. Faculty will present awards to students who…

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Welcome to the world! Recent births, reported April 18, 2016.

April 18, 2016
Welcome to the world! Recent births, reported April 18, 2016.

Recent births are brought to you by Shelby Gem Factory. See more information below.  Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise.  Matthew Lorenz Martinez, the son of Dulce and Lorenzo Martinez of Walkerville, was born April 14, 2016. Alexander Darnell Nickademus Kenneth Roscoe Robbins IV, the son of Ariel and Kenneth Robbins III of Hart, was born April 17,…

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