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Cash register stolen during break-in.

September 7, 2016
Cash register stolen during break-in.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A cash register was stolen during a breaking and entering of the H&R Block office, at 5718 W. US 10, Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 12:05 p.m., according to the Hart post of the Michigan State Police. No other information about the break-in was immediately available. Other police activity Tuesday includes: 6:22 a.m., (Mason County…

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College to observe Constitution Day.

September 7, 2016

#WestShoreCommunityCollege VICTORY TOWNSHIP — In celebration of the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution, West Shore Community College has organized a variety of activities on Wednesday, Sept. 14, to commemorate the vote taken on Sept. 17, 1787, by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention to approve the adoption of the United States Constitution. The WSCC Student Senate is…

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Fire destroys Riverton Township home.

September 6, 2016
Fire destroys Riverton Township home.

    #MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — Four people were displaced after fire destroyed their home at 3261 S. Scottville Road. The fire occurred about 5 p.m. Riverton Township and Scottville fire departments were called to the scene with dispatch information stating flames were coming from the windows of the second floor. Riverton Township Fire Chief Joe…

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Branch man sent to prison for sex crimes.

September 6, 2016
Branch man sent to prison for sex crimes.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 38-year-old Branch man was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Sept. 6, to 11 years and three months to 75 years in prison for four felony convictions involving the sexual assault of a girl under the age of 16. Charles Clayton Rose, Jr., of 479 S. Tyndall Rd., was convicted by…

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Trial moves forward in Baby Kate case.

September 6, 2016
Trial moves forward in Baby Kate case.

#MasonCountyCourtNews #BabyKate By MCP’s Rob Alway and Allison Scarbrough. LUDINGTON — Prison inmate Sean Michael Phillips, 26, who is accused of murdering his daughter Katherine Phillips, also known as “Baby Kate,” appeared in 51st Circuit Court at the Mason County Courthouse Tuesday, Sept. 6, for a final conference hearing. After some discussion in chambers with Prosecutor Donna Pendergast of the…

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