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Fountain Horse Pull returns Sunday, May 29.

May 26, 2022

Fountain Horse Pull returns Sunday, May 29. FOUNTAIN — The traditional Fountain Horse Pull returns this weekend after a hiatus from the past couple of years. While normally on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, this year’s pull will be held on Sunday, May 29. The event, which began in 1962, is sponsored by the Fountain Area Chamber of Commerce,…

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Police news, May 26, 2022.

May 26, 2022

  Police news, May 26, 2022. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Auto Owners Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Wednesday, May 25, 2022: 12:20 p.m., Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO): Two vehicle crash, no injuries, Jebavy Drive and US 10, Pere Marquette Township.  12:36…

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Recent deaths, service announcements, posted May 26, 2022.

May 26, 2022

Recent deaths, service announcements, posted May 26, 2022. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals. Three ways to help us: Venmo: @MasonCountyPress; Paypal: MasonCountyPress@gmail.com; Mail a check to PO BOX 21, Scottville, MI 49454. The following recent death information…

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Mason County Emporium opens Friday, May 27. 

May 25, 2022

Mason County Emporium opens Friday, May 27.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The Mason County Historical Society’s Mason County Emporium and Sweet Shop, located at the southwest corner of Ludington Avenue and Harrison Street, opens to the public on Friday, May 27 with a ribbon cutting at 11 a.m.  “The Emporium will serve as the visitor center of the…

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Hart man sentenced to up to 22 years in prison for rape. 

May 25, 2022

Hart man sentenced to up to 22 years in prison for rape.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — In August 2018, Paul Edward Bliss, 33, of 702 S. Dryden St., met a Mason County woman on the dating app Plenty of Fish. According to court transcripts read by Judge Susan Sniegowski during an April 2022 hearing, bliss met the victim…

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