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PM Township treasurer nominating petitions available. 

March 15, 2018

PM Township treasurer nominating petitions available.  #Election2018. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Nominating petitions are available for the office of Pere Marquette Charter Township treasurer, which will appear on the ballots for the August primary and November General elections. The position is full-time and currently pays $43,561. Candidates must be Pere Marquette Township residents. The filing deadline for partisan offices is…

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MCE’s “The Diary of Anne Frank” will feature Holocaust survivors after performances.

March 14, 2018

MCE’s “The Diary of Anne Frank” will feature Holocaust survivors after performances.  FOUNTAIN — Mason County Eastern drama club’s production of “The Diary of Anne Frank”, will feature two Holocaust survivors. The play debuts Thursday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. followed by evening performances Friday, March 16, and Saturday, March 17, along with a performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday,…

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Local students participate in walk-out (we think); media blocked from events.

March 14, 2018

Local students participate in walk-out (we think); media blocked from events. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Students at local high schools participated in a national walk out today — at least we think they did. The reason why I say “we think they did” is because the media was denied access to the walkouts. Before I go any further, I want…

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Sheriff’s office creates jail administrator position, eliminates adm. sgt. 

March 14, 2018

Sheriff’s office creates jail administrator position, eliminates adm. sgt.  #MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON —The Mason County Sheriff’s Office has eliminated the administrative sergeant position and replaced the job with a jail administrator position. A request by Sheriff Kim Cole was approved Tuesday by the Mason County Board of Commissioners. The sergeant position was a union job while the administrative…

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Teen sentenced for attempting to accost child.

March 13, 2018

Teen sentenced for attempting to accost child. #MasonCountyCrime. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — An 18-year-old Ludington man was sentenced to serve five months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term for convictions of attempted accosting a child for immoral purposes and harboring a runaway Tuesday, March 13, in 51st Circuit Court. Jesus Maria Chavez, of 603 S. Washington…

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