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Crystal Township crash victim identified.

January 21, 2016
Crystal Township crash victim identified.

CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP — Lucinda Patterson, 57, of Custer, died Wednesday afternoon after her vehicle collided with a semi truck. The crash occurred about 4 p.m. at the intersection of 120th Avenue and East Jefferson Road in northern Oceana County. According to the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, Patterson was traveling west in a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban around a curve, which turns…

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Fire damages Pentwater home.

January 21, 2016
Fire damages Pentwater home.

  PENTWATER — Fire caused extensive damage to a house at 478 E. Lowell Street late Wednesday night. The fire was discovered by Pentwater Police Officer Alexander Schulz about 11:43 p.m. Schulz immediately called for the fire department, according to Police Chief Laude Hatrum. Upon arrival the fire department observed flames were coming through the floors in the kitchen of…

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Closings and cancelations, Jan. 18, 2016.

January 17, 2016

Closings and cancelations are sponsored by Abrahamson’s Towing of Ludington: 231-843-2990.Closed for Monday, Jan. 18, 2016: Walkerville Public Schools. Shelby Public Schools. Hart Public Schools. Pentwater Public Schools. West Shore ESD and CTE.

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Formulas, Rules and Sequences – WSCC presents exhibit by Grand Rapids artist Tom Clinton

January 14, 2016
Formulas, Rules and Sequences – WSCC presents exhibit by Grand Rapids artist Tom Clinton

VICTORY TOWNSHIP (Mason County) – The work of a Grand Rapids artist, Tom Clinton, is currently on display until February 25 in the Manierre Dawson Gallery on the campus of West Shore Community College. Clinton will be on the campus February 10 to demonstrate his collograph printing process at 11 a.m. in the drawing/painting studio followed by a presentation in the…

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Smith & Eddy’s Beckman turned to healthy living because of Win With Wellness.

January 14, 2016
Smith & Eddy’s Beckman turned to healthy living because of Win With Wellness.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — A wellness program through Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital gave Gloria Beckman a wake-up call. As an employee of Smith & Eddy Insurance, she and her colleagues were encouraged to take advantage of a free health screening through Win With Wellness. “My first time there I was told I was borderline obese,” Gloria said. “That…

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