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Thousands attend 24th annual Family Affair.

March 15, 2015
Thousands attend 24th annual Family Affair.

See more information on video here. SCOTTVILLE — The 24th annual Family Affair was held Saturday at Mason County Central High School. The event featured dozens of booths from organizations and businesses that offer services to area families. Organizers estimated that over 3,000 people visited the event. One of the highlights of the event was Pete the Cat, a character in…

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Pizza Barn sign stolen.

March 15, 2015

SCOTTVILLE — The ice cream drive-through sign at the Pizza Barn Plus, 204 W. State St. was stolen Sunday morning. Owner Kelly Abrahamson said the large, colorful sign was on a 4-foot by 4-foot post. She said she is offering a reward for the sign’s return or for information leading to the arrest of the suspects. Anyone with information should…

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Will Michigan’s board of ed reassert its authority or fade into obscurity?

March 15, 2015
Will Michigan’s board of ed reassert its authority or fade into obscurity?

The Mitten Memo. A blog by Nick Krieger. Last week, Governor Rick Snyder signed Executive Order 2015-9, moving the Office of School Reform from the Department of Education to the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget.  The Office of School Reform is charged with creating policies and procedures to improve performance in Michigan’s lowest-performing schools. The Department of Education is…

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The Light Chaser: Traveling with camera gear

March 15, 2015
The Light Chaser: Traveling with camera gear

The Light Chaser is brought to you by MyProLab.com, a professional photographic lab offering services to the consumer market. MyProLab.com, the official photographic lab of Media Group 31 (our parent company) and Alway Photography. The Light Chaser. A blog by Rob Alway. Chapter 8: Traveling with camera gear. Traveling with camera gear can be a somewhat daunting task, especially when…

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The Millennials: Providing small town health care.

March 14, 2015
The Millennials: Providing small town health care.

Editor’s Note: Sustaining a community and keeping it vibrant requires diversity on many levels, especially among age groups. An unintended movement the last few years has been the increased number of millennials who have taken a role in community and business leadership in Mason County. A millennial, also known as Generation Y, is defined as a person who was born…

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