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S&R crews spend day search for missing AFC resident; woman found other side of county.

March 17, 2016
S&R crews spend day search for missing AFC resident; woman found other side of county.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP — Search and rescue personnel spent about four hours searching for a missing adult foster care home resident Thursday afternoon. According to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole, the woman left the Hill Haven AFC about 10:30 a.m. today. Sheriff’s deputies were called to the home in the 3600 block of North Taylor Road about…

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Glenda Finner: Insurance by day, the arts by night.

March 17, 2016
Glenda Finner: Insurance by day, the arts by night.

When she isn’t working at Smith & Eddy Insurance, Glenda Finner is helping with the local arts.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. MANISTEE — Giving back to the community is something that comes natural for Glenda Finner. It is something she was taught at a young age. “My parents instilled in me the need to give back,” she says. For Glenda,…

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Recent death, reported March 17, 2016.

March 17, 2016

Bruce Forrest Wadel, 95, of Ludington, passed away on March 15, 2016 at his home. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington. See MCP death notice archives here.

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One injured in Hamlin Township crash.

March 16, 2016

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A 20-year-old woman (age has been corrected from previous post) was seriously injured following a single vehicle crash on North Lakeshore Drive near Jagger Road Wednesday night. Emergency personnel were called to the scene at 9:43 p.m. Witness Al Geist said he and his wife, Teri Wilson, watched the car travel south on Lakeshore…

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Consumers Energy to donate $25,000 towards maritime museum.

March 15, 2016
Consumers Energy to donate $25,000 towards maritime museum.

     LUDINGTON — The Consumers Energy Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to Mason County Historical Society’s new Port of Ludington Maritime Museum. The grant is awarded to recognize the organization’s outstanding contribution in enhancing the area’s cultural and historic development. A check will be presented to the historical society on Thursday, March 17, at the museum site, on…

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