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79th District Court sentencings, posted Aug. 8, 2019.

August 8, 2019

79th District Court sentencings, posted Aug. 8, 2019. #MasonCountyCourts LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Sara Anne Dwyer, 30, of 7110 E. Sandra Kay Ave., Branch Township, pleaded guilty Aug. 6 to second degree retail fraud and was sentenced to 32 days in jail with credit for two days served; one year discretionary…

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Checking out the wheels

August 8, 2019

Checking out the wheels LUDINGTON — A car show is happening this afternoon at Ludington Woods Assisted Living and Memory Care, 502 N. Sherman St. Classic cars from the Pere Marquette Motoring Club are on display until 4:30 p.m. The public is invited.

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Western Michigan Fair photo album/schedule, posted Thursday, Aug. 8

August 8, 2019

Western Michigan Fair photo album, posted Thursday, Aug. 8. #WesternMichiganFair PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Western Michigan Fair continues today through Saturday. The midway opens today at 3 p.m. Today is also livestock auction day, which begins at 3 p.m. today, a change from past years when it started later. Tonight’s grandstand event is a garden tractor pull by the…

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Smoke detectors credited for saving couple during Victory house fire.

August 8, 2019

Smoke detectors credited for saving couple during Victory house fire. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — A lightning strike was the cause of a fire inside the Mauer residence at 5154 N. LaSalle Road late Wednesday evening. Fountain Area Fire Department and Grant Township Fire Department were called to the residence at 11:16 p.m. and were on scene…

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Western Michigan Fair 2019 Homemaker of the Year. 

August 8, 2019

Western Michigan Fair Homemaker of the Year.  #WesternMichiganFair. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Mary Rozell of Free Soil was named the 2019 Western Michigan Fair Homemaker of the Year Wednesday afternoon. Rozell entered 54 items and placed with 40 of them, which included two best of show trophies (best baked goods and best agricultural products/crops), 20 first place entries, nine second…

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