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Emergency management offers pointers to cope with storm’s aftermath.

August 29, 2018

Emergency management offers pointers to cope with storm’s aftermath. The Mason County Emergency Management office offers the following pointers in the aftermath of recent storms. If you have a true emergency, please contact 911. Please do not call 911 to report power outages unless the wire is arching or sparking, or is creating a life safety hazard. You can report…

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Obituary: Richard Hays, 75, of Fountain.

August 29, 2018

Obituary: Richard Hays, 75, of Fountain. Richard Lee Hays passed away on August 28, 2018 after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease and Heart failure.  His wife, Susan was by his side when he slipped away.  Richard and Susan just celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary on August 5. Richard loved his farm in Fountain.  Together with Susan’s parents, Dalton and Elsbeth Holt,…

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Cleaning up after the storm.

August 29, 2018

Cleaning up after the storm. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Crews from utility companies have been in the area attempting to restore power to Mason County residents while crews from the Mason County Road Commission, and local departments of public works have been out clearing roads and streets from debris, following Tuesday night’s storm. The storm came across Lake Michigan and…

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College offering use of shower facilities during power outages.

August 29, 2018

College offering use of shower facilities during power outages. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College is offering the use of the shower facilities, in both the Recreation Center and the West Shore Community Ice Arena, to area residents impacted by recent power outages. “We recognize the inconvenience of not having a warm shower at home and this is one…

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Recent deaths, posted Aug. 28, 2018

August 29, 2018

Recent deaths, posted Aug. 28, 2018 #MasonCountyDeaths The following recent death has been reported to MCP: Jacob D. Bostrom, 96, of Branch, died on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018.  Service times are pending.  Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.OakGroveLudington.com. Betty Irene VanBrocklin, 77, of Ludington died on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. Richard Lee Hays, 75, of Fountain, died on…

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