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Motorcycle, kayaks stolen from pole barn

August 1, 2023

Motorcycle, kayaks stolen from pole barn CUSTER TOWNSHIP — A 2004 Yamaha TTR 90 motorcycle and four kayaks were stolen from a pole barn located in the 900 block of East US 10, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole.  The larceny was reported Monday, July 31, at 5 p.m. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press…

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Weekend police news, posted July 31, 2023

July 31, 2023

Weekend police news, posted July 31, 2023 The following is police activity in Mason County over the weekend: Friday, July 28, 2023: 11​ a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), littering, 8400 block of East Groth Road, Sheridan Township. A 31-year-old Fountain woman was cited following an investigation into an alleged dumping of garbage and abandoned trailer that was left on the…

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WSCC partners with Michigan Tech to offer remote robotic training

July 28, 2023

WSCC partners with Michigan Tech to offer remote robotic training WSCC News is presented by West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press.   By Allison Scarbrough, Editor VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Michigan Technological University was on site this week installing a robotic arm at the West Shore Community College’s tech center. The partnership between the two schools is designed…

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Two-car crash causes minor injuries

July 28, 2023

Two-car crash causes minor injuries FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — A 55-year-old Mount Pleasant woman, who was a passenger, received minor injuries in a ​two-vehicle crash on Free Soil Road west of Ordway Road Thursday, July 27, shortly after 11:30 a.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Other activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Thursday, July 27, 2023 includes:…

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14-year-old driver involved in head-on crash

July 27, 2023

14-year-old driver involved in head-on crash SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — A 14-year-old from Pentwater was the driver in a head-on crash Wednesday morning, July 26, on Sugar Grove Road west of Custer Road that seriously injured four people including the 14-year-old, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Riding as a passenger with the 14-year-old was a 35-year-old Pentwater woman. Also…

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