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The Mason County Parent Coalition will host three of the four City of Ludington Mayoral candidates at their next meeting scheduled at Sandcastles Children's Museum on Tuesday, May 28th from 5:30- 7:30 pm.

Ludington's teaching staff may be up to seven fewer for the next school year as the school board is allowing Interim Superintendent David Killips to lay off up to four teachers while not extending contracts next year to three other teachers who are working this year with one-year contracts.

According to City Manager John Shay, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has said it will provide about $54,000 in grant money for dredging about 1,110 cubic yards of material from the marina's entrance.

Vicki Poplstein is co-chair of the Pentwater Women's Club Wine and Art by the Water event, which was held Saturday at the Pentwater Yacht Club.

The fire rekindled at about 11:35 p.m. and safety officials made the decision, on advice from the Michigan State Police Bomb Squad, to let the house burn.

Don't miss the special pages in this weekend's edition of the Ludington Daily News saluting members and veterans of the Armed Forces.

The day started gray and damp, but by the time the Ludington Petunia Parade 2013 was fully planted, the skies were blue and thousands of young flowers were in the ground lining Ludington Avenue and Loomis Street in front of the Ludington Municipal Marina.

Brighton Superintendent Greg Gray, center, talks with Portage Public School Board Trustees Rusty Rathburn, left, and Geoff Howe before Gray's April 18 public interview for the Portage superintendency.

Detectives from the Mason County Sheriff's Office are investigating bones found near Morton and Chauvez roads southwest of Ludington, according to the Ludington Daily News .

Fine art aficionados will notice some subtle yet exciting enhancements at one of Ludington's longest-running art events - the 2013 West Shore Art Fair.

Governor Snyder's staff will be available to answer questions, take suggestions, and help assist constituents with state related issues tomorrow from 12-2 p.m. at Redolencia Coffee, 119 W. Ludington Avenue.

Hamlin and Ludington firefighters, the Mason County Sheriff's Office and LifeEMS all responded to a two-car injury accident at the corner of Jebavy Drive and Jagger Road shortly before 3 p.m. today.

Adam Wayne Nelson, 38, of Ludington, 212 days Muskegon County Jail , $477.60 fees/costs for violating probation on 2011 conviction of attempted obtaining controlled substance by fraud-double penalty.

Elma K. Anderson, 90, of Ludington, died Sunday, May 12, following a brief illness at Memorial Medical Center, surrounded by her family.

Performing will be the Women's Chorale, which recently earned a II rating in state competition; the Chamber Singers, which recently earned a I rating in state competition; the concert choir and the Show Choir.

Ludington's girls tennis team finished third at the Coastal Conference tournament it hosted Monday, and there's hope that perhaps the season won't come to an end come Thursday at the MHSAA Division 4 regional, either.

Ludington's boys golf team finished sixth in the 18-team Tullymore Invitational Monday afternoon, scoring a 341 as a team.

The Rock the Dock shoreline celebration sponsored by Lake Michigan Carferry on Friday, May 17 has been postponed and a new event will be planned for later in the 2013 sailing season.

The Ludington Boat Club will host the second annual Blessing of the Boats from 1-6 p.m. Saturday, May 18.