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Soil conservation plant sales, river clean up

June 2, 2013

SCOTTVILLE — The Mason-Lake Soil Conservation District is currently holding an adopt-a-tree sale. Administrator Jordan DeVries said several local nurseries are offering seedlings and transplants at an 80 percent discount. “Because this cool spring gave them a lot of cancellations, they have about 20,000 trees that will be thrown out once their coolers warm up,” DeVries said. “They have to…

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MCC boys track team runner up at state

June 2, 2013

COMSTOCK PARK — The Mason County Central High School boys track team finished runner-up at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 State Track meet Saturday at Comstock Park High School. The 4 by 800 relay team of Drew Griffis, Alex Myers, Traviss Smith and Chase Barnett won in a seasno best time of 7:57. Barnett won the 1,600…

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MCC parents ask what’s going on with buses

May 31, 2013

SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Press has received questions from several readers of why some Mason County Central Schools bus routes were re-routed Friday. Several parents report their students were picked up by buses from either Ludington Area Schools or the West Shore Educational School District. A bus driver from one of the other districts told MCP that several MCC buses…

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1 injured in Riverton crash

May 31, 2013
1 injured in Riverton crash

RIVERTON TWP. — The 20-year-old driver of a Ford Probe was transported by Life EMS ambulance to Memorial Medical Center in Ludington following a two car crash at the intersection of Hawley and Morton roads Friday evening. Riverton Twp. Fire Chief Joe Cooper said the car passed his Morton Road house — about a half mile south of the intersection…

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Beach advisory in effect, thunderstorms later today

May 31, 2013
Beach advisory in effect, thunderstorms later today

Superior Electric Beach/Outdoors Report.  Here are the current conditions for the Lake Michigan shoreline and Mason County (including Pentwater) as of 8:30 a.m. Lake Michigan water temperatures:  Ludington Stearns Park: 35 F Ludington State Park (Big Sable Point): 35 F Summit Park: 35 F Pentwater: 49 F   Afternoon air temperatures:  Ludington: Cloudy becoming mostly cloudy by 11 a.m. 65…

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