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Recent deaths, posted March 6, 2017.

March 6, 2017

#MasonCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP:   Mary Bernadette Rood, 70, of Custer died on Thursday, March 2, 2017. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ludington. Phyllis Ann Bothwell, 82, of Fountain, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2017. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ludington. David Landon Smith, 61,…

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Obituary: Donald McInnis, 89, Titusville, Florida, formally of Ludington.

March 4, 2017

Obituary: Donald McInnis, 89, Titusville, Florida, formally of Ludington. #MasonCountyDeaths. Donald J. McInnis, 89, of Titusville, Florida, died March 2, 2017 at Hospice of St. Francis in Titusville. Donald was born on January 13, 1928 in McMillan, Michigan to the late Donald (Sr.) and Delta McInnis. He served as a Navy Corpsman during World War II and was discharged on…

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No Harvest Festival this year; new and improved planned for ’18.

March 3, 2017

No Harvest Festival this year; new and improved planned for ’18. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — There will not be a Harvest Festival this year. Instead, the festival’s executive committee has decided to take an extra year, regroup, and plan a higher quality festival for September, 2018. The decision is a result of some changes in leadership, lack…

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Rural fire authority sees slight increase in 2016 responses.

March 3, 2017

Rural fire authority sees slight increase in 2016 responses. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. CUSTER — The seven fire departments in the Mason County Rural Fire Authority saw a slight overall increase in responses in 2016 compared to 2015, responding to a total of 990 calls; in 2015 the authority responded to 936 calls. . The rural fire authority consists…

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Credit/debit card fraud, auto theft among arraignments.

March 3, 2017

Credit/debit card fraud, auto theft among arraignments. #MasonCountyCourtNews. By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. The following were recently arraigned in 79th District Court: Felonies Trenton Joseph Espinola, 20, no address listed, was arrested Feb. 23 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) on two counts of illegal possession of a financial transaction device (credit/debit card/bank account) and fourth-offense habitual offender.  Preliminary hearing: …

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