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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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Touring Chicago by boat

July 27, 2023

Touring Chicago by boat By Allison Scarbrough, Editor MI Travelogue is presented to you by House of Flavors Restaurant of Ludington, celebrating 75 years.  CHICAGO — The Windy City’s architecture has always fascinated me, and there is no better way to view the magnificent skyscrapers than by boat. I took an architecture cruise on the 22-feet-deep Chicago River via Wendella…

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Police news, posted July 27, 2023

July 27, 2023

Police news, posted July 27, 2023 The following is police activity in Mason County Wednesday, July 26, 2023: 1:33 a.m.,  (Mason County Sheriff’s Offie), ​a 28 year-old Ludington man was arrested on an outstanding failure to appear warrant issued by the Michigan State Police — Detroit Metro post following a call reporting a suspicious person call at the Scottville Wesco,…

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Mason, Oceana counties under severe thunderstorm warning

July 26, 2023

Mason, Oceana counties under severe thunderstorm warning The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids issued a severe thunderstorm warning Wednesday, July 26, until 10:45 a.m. for southern Mason County and northern Oceana County. “At 9:55 a.m. EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 12 miles southwest of Ludington State Park to 10 miles west of Charles Mears…

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Vandals damage billboards

July 25, 2023

Vandals damage billboards AMBER TOWNSHIP — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is investigating the malicious destruction of two billboards, according to Sgt. Trevor Beck. The vandalism was reported Sunday, July 23, it is believed to have occurred the previous night. A billboard at the intersection of Johnson and Stiles roads was spray painted, and a DNR billboard…

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