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Scottville continues to fight blight.

May 1, 2017
Scottville continues to fight blight.

Scottville continues to fight blight. #MasonCountyNews #Scottville. SCOTTVILLE — City officials to fight blight, which has been the city commission’s top priority for the past several years. Recently, the city sent out 25 letters to property owners who own houses or accessory buildings that have been deemed as blighted, a violation of the city ordinance. Some of the buildings are…

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Obituary: Ethyl Bonser, 92, Ludington.

May 1, 2017

Obituary: Ethyl Bonser, 92, Ludington.  #MasonCountyDeaths. Ethyl M. Bonser, 92, of Ludington died on Friday, April 28, 2017 at Tendercare of Ludington. She was born Ethel Meriam Bastlin on February 11, 1925 in Berwyn, Illinois to Leo Miller and Jessie (Thorenfelth) Bastlin and graduated from J. Sterling Morton High School in Cicero, Illinois in 1943. Her patriotism for her country…

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Happy May Day. A tale of my immigrant family.

May 1, 2017

Happy May Day. A tale of my immigrant family. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Today is May Day and I have read in the news that there are supposedly people across the country planning to protest on behalf of immigrants. So, I thought I would talk about this topic since I am the son of an immigrant. I am proud to…

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‘Thin blue line’ flag stolen from trooper’s memorial site.

May 1, 2017

‘Thin blue line’ flag stolen from trooper’s memorial site. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews. FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — A “thin blue line” flag was stolen over the weekend from the memorial site on North Custer Road dedicated to Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield who was killed in the line of duty in 2013, according to Sgt. Charles Hockanson of the MSP Hart…

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Sixth Street, Washington Ave. construction.

May 1, 2017

Sixth Street, Washington Ave. construction.   #LudingtonNews. LUDINGTON — Construction on Sixth Street and South Washington Avenue begins Wednesday, May 3. The area of construction will be from Madison Street west to Washington Avenue then north to Fourth Street. The streets will be closed to through traffic with the exception of emergency vehicles and delivery trucks. Residents are asked to…

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