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Obituary: Dennis Schwass, 79, Scottville. 

October 1, 2017

Obituary: Dennis Schwass, 79, Scottville.  Dennis Robert Schwass, 79, of Scottville passed away Saturday, September 30, 2017. He was born March 6, 1938 in Riverton Township to Robert and Verlie (Murphy) Schwass. Dennis graduated from Scottville High School in 1956.  He attended Ferris State University where he learned drafting, which helped with the home construction.  He married Barbara Rosenow on…

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Obituary: Thomas Gilland, 86, Ludington. 

September 30, 2017

Obituary: Thomas Gilland, 86, Ludington.  Thomas Gerald Gilland, 86, of Ludington passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017. He was born April 26, 1931 in Lake Leelanau to James and Julia (Horton) Gilland.   Tom enlisted in the US Army in 1950 and served his country during the Korean War.  He worked as a wheelsman for the C&O Railroad Car Ferry…

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Victory Twp. man involved in August chase faces drug charges.

September 30, 2017

Victory Twp. man involved in August chase faces drug charges. #MasonCountyCrime #MasonCountyNews LUDINGTON — A 40-year-old Scottville man was arraigned recently in Mason County’s 79th District Court on three separate drug charges. Michael Thomas Fargo, 694 W. Sugar Grove Road, was arraigned on charges of possession of methadone, maintaining a drug house/vehicle and delivery/manufacture of marijuana. He faces up to…

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Detectives seize controlled substances, currency from Melendy Street house. 

September 30, 2017

Detectives seize controlled substances, currency from Melendy Street house.  LUDINGTON — Early Saturday morning detectives from the State, Sheriff’s, Chief’s Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) executed a search warrant in the 500 block of East Melendy Street where they seized controlled substances and an undisclosed amount of US currency, according to a press release from SSCENT. No arrests have been…

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1 transported to hospital following US 31 crash.

September 29, 2017

1 transported to hospital following US 31 crash. #MasonCountyNews. GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 65-year-old Free Soil woman was taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash at the corner of US 31 and Free Soil Road Friday afternoon. The crash involved a Dodge Durango, driven by the 65-year-old woman, and a Chevrolet pickup driven by a 57-year-old Wyoming, Mich. man,…

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