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County receives federal funds to assist with food and shelter services.

September 12, 2016
County receives federal funds to assist with food and shelter services.

#MasonCountyNews LUDINGTON — Mason County has been awarded federal funds in the amount of $4,388, which have been made available through the Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency.   These dollars will be awarded to local programs to help supplement emergency food and shelter services in Mason County. For a local organization to receive funding, the national board…

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Harvest Festival queen candidates

September 12, 2016
Harvest Festival queen candidates

#ScottvilleHarvestFestival SCOTTVILLE — The 2016 Scottville Harvest Festival kicks off Wednesday. The queen competition will be held Thursday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m. at the Scottville Clown Band Shell. Candidates include: Hunter Wiese, a senior at Mason County Central High School; Jolene Weier, a senior at MCC;  Cassidy Fritts, a senior at Ludington High School; Katie Lane, a senior at MCC; and Jordan Goodman, a…

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Scottville Harvest Festival begins Wednesday.

September 11, 2016
Scottville Harvest Festival begins Wednesday.

#ScottvilleHarvestFestival SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Harvest Festival is this week, beginning Wednesday, Sept. 14 and continuing through Saturday, Sept. 17. This year’s festival will have some new events, many of which are geared towards families and kids. The festival kicks off on Wednesday with an all-day open house celebrating the centennial of City Hall, 105 N. Main Street. The building…

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Shaken, Not Stirred: 9/11.

September 11, 2016
Shaken, Not Stirred: 9/11.

#ShakenNotStirred. Shaken, Not Stirred. A blog by Jim Bond. Sponsored by Pro-Master Carpet Cleaning, 231-757-9061, promastercarpetcleaning.com. We all remember what we were doing at the moment; just like the JFK assassination. I was in St. Louis, tending to my aging stepfather. It was a trip I made from Michigan every few weeks since my mother had died three years before.…

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The Land: Farm tour demonstrates diversity of Mason County agriculture.

September 10, 2016
The Land: Farm tour demonstrates diversity of Mason County agriculture.

  #MasonCountyAgriculture #TheLand By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — A tour of three southwestern Mason County farms Friday night demonstrated why this county is considered one of the most agriculturally diverse counties in Michigan. The Mason-Lake Conservation District, along with the Mason County Farm Bureau, coordinated a farm tour, which began at a dairy farm, followed by a blueberry…

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