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Former college president to get paid $144K to resign.

June 20, 2017

Former college president to get paid $144K to resign. #WestShoreCommunityCollege. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. VICTORY TOWNSHIP (Mason County) – Dr. Kenneth Urban, now the former president of West Shore Community College will get paid $12,000 a month for the next year as part of his separation agreement with the college’s Board of Trustees. Urban resigned effective Monday from his position.…

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Eden Twp. crash victim suffered extremities fractures, driver charged with OWI.

June 20, 2017
Eden Twp. crash victim suffered extremities fractures, driver charged with OWI.

Eden Twp. crash victim suffered extremities fractures, driver charged.  #MasonCountyNews. EDEN TOWNSHIP — Roy James Alltop, 46, 3745 132nd Ave., Hart, was arraigned earlier this week in Mason County’s 79th District Court on the misdemeanor charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, second offense. Alltop was arrested Saturday night by troopers from Michigan State Police Hart Post after the vehicle…

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WSCC president resigns.

June 20, 2017

WSCC president resigns. #WestShoreCommunityCollege By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. VICTORY TOWNSHIP – Dr. Kenneth Urban, the president of West Shore Community College, has resigned. WSCC Board of Trustees Chairman Bruce Smith described it as a mutual decision and an amicable parting. “We came to the decision mutually. It was about having a good fit for our college and we believe this…

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Traffic stop leads to warrant arrests.

June 20, 2017

Traffic stop leads to warrant arrests. #MasonCountyCrime PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 19-year-old Brainerd, Minnesota man was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office on two felony warrants, one issued by the Ludington Police Department and one issued by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, following a traffic stop Monday, June 19 at 3:55 p.m. at US 10 and Nelson Road,…

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‘Inappropriate text messages’ lead to sex offender’s arrest.

June 19, 2017

‘Inappropriate text messages’ lead to sex offender’s arrest. #MasonCountyCrime SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — “Inappropriate text messages” on a juvenile girl’s cell phone led to the arrest of a convicted sex offender in North Dakota Sunday, June 18, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. A Mason County Sheriff’s deputy was dispatched at 6:41 a.m. to a residence in Sherman Township after…

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