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Temps in teens today, snow tonight

December 30, 2013
Temps in teens today, snow tonight

Here is today’s weather forecast, sponsored by Superior Electric: Today: Cloudy with a 20% chance of snow, high temperature of 16 degrees; wind: west-northwest at 7 mph. Tonight, 70% chance of snow beginning around 5 p.m. with a low of 12; 2 to 4 inches expected. Sunset: 5:17 p.m. Tomorrow: Sunrise at 8:20 a.m. Snow showers early becoming more scattered later.…

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Snowmobiler presumed dead after crash in river

December 29, 2013
Snowmobiler presumed dead after crash in river

AMBER TWP. — A 34-year-old Ludington man is presumed dead after the snowmobile he was riding went into the Pere Marquette River Sunday night. His name is not being released until his family is notified. Emergency personnel were called to the corner of Gordon and Conrad roads at 7:17 p.m. for the report of a snowmobile that had fallen over…

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Top stories of 2013

December 29, 2013
Top stories of 2013

Mason County Press recently asked its readers to help rank the top news stories of the year. We listed the eight stories/topics that received the highest views on our site in 2013. We also had a place for write-in votes. Survey participants were asked to select the three stories they thought had the most impact on the community. The murder…

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Obit: Alice Penny, 75, Free Soil

December 29, 2013
Obit: Alice Penny, 75, Free Soil

Alice “Sue” Penny, aged 75 of Free Soil passed away on Friday, December 27, 2013 at Spectrum Health – Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids.  Sue was born on July 12, 1938 in Detroit, the daughter of Earl and Alice (Mellor) Winner, and married Ronald Penny on March 23, 1957 at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Livonia.  They celebrated 42 years together before…

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Drive Safe, Drive Sober will provide New Year’s Eve rides again

December 29, 2013

LUDINGTON — Several organizations and businesses are once again trying to assure that New Year’s revelers have a safe time. Drive Safe, Drive Sober is a partnership between Mason County law enforcement agencies, Ludington Beverage Co., various local establishments, the Ludington Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Mothers Against Drunk Driving of Mason County and S.A.D.D. Ludington Police Chief Mark Barnett…

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