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Muskegon atheist demanding PM Township remove Marquette shrine.

December 15, 2017

Muskegon atheist demanding PM Township remove Marquette shrine. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A Muskegon atheist is threatening Pere Marquette Charter Township to remove the Father Marquette Shrine, a memorial to Father (Pere in French) Jacques Marquette, a French missionary who died near what is now Ludington, on the Buttersville Peninsula, in the 1670s. Mitch Kahle,…

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Police officer from Scottville recovering from injuries at home. 

December 15, 2017

David Wyman, a police officer from Scottville, is recovering from his injuries at his home.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. BERRIEN COUNTY — Officer David Wyman, who struck by a vehicle while on duty in November has been moved from a hospital to his home for in-home therapy, according to a release from the Chikaming Township Police Department.  Wyman is a graduate…

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Recent births, reported Dec. 15, 2017.

December 15, 2017

Recent births, reported Dec. 15, 2017. #MasonCountyBirths Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise.  Sylyz Axel Wright, the son of Infinity Thorne-Gray and Michael Wright Jr. of Idlewild, was born December 9, 2017. Maverick Abel Lee Saintgermaine, the son of Cecilia Saintgermaine of Hart, was born December 13, 2017. Daxtin Allen Hannah, the son of Ashley Devers and Dustin Hannah of…

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4 departments fight Custer barn fire.

December 14, 2017

4 departments fight Custer barn fire. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  CUSTER TOWNSHIP — Four fire departments were on scene of a barn fire at 2466 E. Wilson Road Thursday afternoon. Custer Fire Department and Scottville Fire Department were the first to arrive to the barn that fully engulfed in flames. Assistance was requested by departments from Branch and Riverton.…

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Joan Young releases fourth mystery book, “Dead Mule Swamp Druggist.”

December 14, 2017

Joan Young releases fourth mystery book, “Dead Mule Swamp Druggist.” By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Somewhere towards the middle of Forest County, on the shores of Dead Mule Swamp, lives Anastasia Raven. The 40-some-year-old is fairly new to the rural Midwestern town, transplanting herself from Chicago after her husband of over 20 years left her for a man. Since moving to…

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