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Bentley pleads guilty to murder

November 14, 2012
Bentley pleads guilty to murder

LUDINGTON – Patrick Bentley has pleaded guilty to the Jan. 27 murder of his sister, Lacey Bentley and Fernando Ramirez. Patrick Bentley, 21, agreed to two counts of second degree murder with a 45- to 65-year prison sentence Tuesday in 51st Circuit Court. The original charges were open murder. In September Lashawn Marie Whipple, 19, pleaded guilty to second degree…

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MCC wrestlers compete in national competition

November 14, 2012
MCC wrestlers compete in national competition

SCOTTVILLE — Five Mason County Central wrestlers competed at the Border Wars Fall National Wrestling Tournament held at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012.  To be eligible to compete at the tournament, each wrestler must have placed in the top four at a qualifying tournament. The tournament hosted competitors from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Florida, New…

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End of an era, WSCC to end dial-up service

November 14, 2012

VICTORY TWP. – It’s the end of an era. As of Jan. 1, 2013, West Shore Community College will discontinue its free Internet dial-up service. The college was the original dial-up Internet service provider (ISP) for the area and, for a number of years, provided it free of charge for students, faculty, and staff and for a minimal monthly fee for…

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Letter: A letter of thanks to the citizens of Mason County

November 14, 2012

Editor’s note: Mason County Press will now accept Letters to the Editor. Letters must be sent in via email to masoncountypress@gmail.com. Subject should state: Letter to the Editor. Senders must include their full name, phone number and city of residence. We reserve the right not to post. We also reserve the right to authenticate the letter.  A letter of thanks…

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The Armistice Day storm of 1940 and the mighty Pentwater heroes

November 13, 2012
The Armistice Day storm of 1940 and the mighty Pentwater heroes

A blog by Lois Scott As I stepped out on my porch on Nov. 11, I noticed the temperature gage registered a warmer 65 degrees. Had it not been for the wind blowing through the bare limbed trees, I would have found it hard to believe that this was Nov. 11. As so often happens at my age, certain things…

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