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Suspect tries to hide from deputies on roof of home

November 20, 2025

SCOTTVILLE — A 42-year-old Scottville man was arrested on a warrant for parole violation after Mason County sheriff’s deputies found him hiding on the roof of a residence Tuesday, Nov. 18, shortly before 8 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The incident occurred at a home in the 400 block of North Thomas Street. “Deputies went to check…

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County Facilities Management and Planning Study Group sets goals

November 20, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Facilities Management and Planning Study Group held its inaugural meeting Wednesday at the Mason County Airport Terminal. The purpose of the group is to discuss the future of county owned and operated facilities. The group is a sub-group of the Mason County Board of Commissioners’ Building and Grounds Committee.…

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Great Lakes Energy People Fund awards grants to local organizations

November 20, 2025

BOYNE CITY — Great Lakes Energy’s People Fund recently awarded 36 grants totaling more than $100,000 to local nonprofit organizations across the cooperative’s 26-county service area, which stretches from Kalamazoo to the Mackinac Straits. The central region board awarded nine grants totaling $28,377.77 and the south region board awarded 12 grants totaling $34,492 in the final grant cycle of 2025. The central service…

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Man arrested on assault, disorderly charges following multiple 911 calls

November 20, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. SCOTTVILLE — A 50-year-old Scottville man was arrested on charges of assault and disorderly person Wednesday, Nov. 19, shortly after 11 p.m. “following multiple 911 calls reporting a disturbance in the 300 block of South Main Street,” said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole.…

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Deposit Days

November 19, 2025

This week about 2,000 Mason County students in grades kindergarten through sixth grade are depositing money into financial institutions for their college education. The students are participating in KickStart to Career’s (K2C) Deposit Days. Now in its seventh year, K2C is a financial savings program that is a collaborative effort between the Community Foundation for Mason County, Mason County schools,…

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