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2019 Momentum Prize to see changes.

January 15, 2019

2019 Momentum Prize to see changes. The local $50,000 business plan competition will see new changes for 2019 – including a sharing of the wealth. Business representatives, who serve on the judges’ panel, will decide the amount of prize money awarded to a contestant. Those participating in the final pitch competition may win any dollar amount up to $50,000. Launched…

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Names of Ludington city manager candidates announced.

January 14, 2019

Names of Ludington city manager candidates announced. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The Ludington City Council has formally announced the names of the top three candidates for city manager. The candidates include: James Van Ess, supervisor of Tallmadge Charter Township in Ottawa County, Patrick Reagan, city manager of Crystal Falls, and Mitchell Foster, village administrator of Winneconne, Wisc. The…

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Amber man arraigned on gun charges, fleeing from police.

January 14, 2019

Amber man arraigned on gun charges, fleeing from police. #MasonCountyCrime AMBER TOWNSHIP – A 22-year-old Amber Township man accused of fleeing from police and being in possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle has been arraigned in 79th District Court. Michael James Matzen, Jr., of 837 S. Gordon Road, faces felony charges of fourth-degree fleeing and eluding police and felony firearm…

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Teens found passed out in car at McDonald’s cited for marijuana possession.

January 14, 2019

Teens found passed out in car at McDonald’s cited for marijuana possession. #MasonCountyCrime PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP – Two 17-year-old women were cited for minor in possession of marijuana after they were found passed out in car in the McDonald’s parking lot on West US 10 Friday, Jan. 11, shortly after 2 a.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Deputies…

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Man allegedly fires gun from vehicle, flees from police.

January 14, 2019

Man allegedly fires gun from vehicle, flees from police. #MasonCountyCrime AMBER TOWNSHIP – A 22-year-old Amber Township man faces charges of fleeing and eluding police, felony firearm and possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle after allegedly fleeing from Mason County sheriff’s deputies Sunday, Jan. 13, around 2 a.m. on Amber Road near Conrad Road where he drove off…

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