The following is the activities report from the Mason County Sheriff’s office for October 29, 2013: 5:45 a.m.: Car/deer crash, no injury, Sippy and Custer roads, Eden Township. 6:59 a.m.: Car/deer crash, no injury, U.S. 31 expressway south of U.S. 10, Amber Township. 8:14 a.m.: Car/deer crash, no injury, U.S. 10 and Meyers Road, Pere Marquette Township. 10:47 a.m.: Harassment,…
SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central Schools Superintendent Jeff Mount said he expects there will be teachers who take up the board of education’s early retirement incentive. Last Wednesday the board of education met in special session and took action to offer the incentive. That decision came in the wake of a Monday decision to eliminate two teaching positions. The school…
SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central Schools’ most recent budget crisis was caused because enrollment is down by 48 students, compared to last year. The school receives $7,040 per student from the state; the money is raised by 2% of the state’s 6% income tax. However, the math isn’t as simple as just 48 students no longer attend the school. “We…
Frederick M. Holden passed away peacefully on October 27, 2013 at Spectrum Health Rehab and Nursing Center in Grand Rapids, after being hit by a deer on his new favorite Honda motorcycle Oct. 1. Fred grew up in Manistee County with his parents, Frederick L. Holden and Cynthia (Cain), and sister. He attended Onekama Public Schools until his junior year,…
Lorraine A. Judis, aged 88 of Irons passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Grand Oaks Nursing Home in Baldwin. Lorraine was born on March 28, 1925 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Bernard and Mary Lewandowski, and married Jacob Frank Judis on August 30, 1958 in Chicago. Lorraine and Frank have celebrated 55 wonderful years together. Lorraine was a…
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