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County government phones down.

October 21, 2016

County government phones down. LUDINGTON — The Mason County government telephone system is currently down, which affects the following offices: the Court House, Sheriff’s Office, Animal Control and Scottville Offices . County Clerk Cheryl Kelly said the issue is due to a power failure somewhere affecting all circuits. No estimate of the time service will be restored is available, therefore…

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Fugitive apprehended following multi-department search.

October 20, 2016

Fugitive apprehended following multi-department search.  #MasonCountyCrime #MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  Police arrested Jessie O’Connor, 35, at 4:45 p.m. Thursday following a search that began at 7 a.m. O’Connor was wanted by Ludington Police Department in connection with two previous domestic violence complaints that occurred in the city of Ludington; he was also wanted as a parole absconder by the Michigan…

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Miss Ludington Area reflects on why domestic violence awareness matters.

October 20, 2016

Miss Ludington Area reflects on why domestic violence awareness matters.  By Shelby Soberalski, Miss Ludington Area.  Editor’s note: October is domestic violence awareness month.  In the last year, I’ve been very open about my life and my family. In all honesty, I can’t really talk about my relationship with my sister Jolee, without talking about our other sibling, Sara. Biologically,…

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Missing 4-year-old found safe.

October 19, 2016

Missing 4-year-old found. #MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. VICTORY TOWNSHIP– After searching for about two hours, search and rescue personnel found a lost 4-year-old boy Wednesday night. He was uninjured. The Mason County Sheriff’s Office was initially called to the 1100 block of West Dewey Road, about half mile east of Amber Road, about 5 p.m. to search for the…

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Something stinks about Scottville commission candidate’s campaign letter.

October 19, 2016

Something stinks about Scottville commission candidate’s campaign letter. #MasonCountyElection #Scottville By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — A city commission candidate has been trying to convince Scottville voters that the city is somehow profiting from its water and sewer account. However, a letter distributed recently to select households in the city only tells a small portion of the truth. Ed Hahn…

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