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Temps in 70s today

June 17, 2013
Temps in 70s today

Superior Electric Beach/Outdoors Report. Here are the current conditions for the Lake Michigan shoreline and Mason County (including Pentwater) as of 9:50 a.m. Lake Michigan water temperatures: Ludington Stearns Park: 53 F Ludington State Park (Big Sable Point): 52 F Summit Park: 52 F Pentwater: 53 F   Afternoon air temperatures: Ludington and Pentwater: Partly cloudy and 68 degrees F…

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Military flare found on beach

June 16, 2013

GRANT TWP. — A military flare shell washed up on a northern Mason County beach was discovered earlier today resulted in the Michigan State Police bomb squad responding, along with fire and police personnel. Grant Twp. Fire Chief Ron Melchert described the shell as 4- or 6-inches. His department was dispatched around noon after a resident found the shell and…

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Free Soil reunion organizers will not serve alcohol, but aren’t banning it

June 14, 2013

FREE SOIL – Several MCP readers have commented on a recent story regarding the all school reunion scheduled for Saturday, June 22 at the old Free Soil school complex (see story here). The comments center around whether drinking will be allowed on the school grounds. A reader warned that if drinking was to take place during the gathering that people…

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Meet Scottville’s newest family: Eric, Michelle and Owen

June 14, 2013
Meet Scottville’s newest family: Eric, Michelle and Owen

Story by Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON – Something really good happened Thursday at the Mason County Courthouse. Do you know how nice it is to write that? It seems that so often when I go to the courthouse all I witness are people who have done harm to society. It was such a joy to experience something different there today.…

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Sunny all day today

June 14, 2013
Sunny all day today

Superior Electric Beach/Outdoors Report. Here are the current conditions for the Lake Michigan shoreline and Mason County (including Pentwater) as of 9 a.m. Lake Michigan water temperatures: Ludington Stearns Park: 43 F Ludington State Park (Big Sable Point): 44 F Summit Park: 40 F Pentwater: 48 F   Afternoon air temperatures: Ludington and Pentwater: Sunny and 57 degrees F rising to…

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