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Court news as of Oct. 4

October 5, 2012

Mason County court news as of October 5, 2012 Key: MCSO: Mason County Sheriff’s Office; LPD: Ludington Police Dept.; SPD: Scottville Police Dept.; MSP: Michigan State Police; Pre: Preliminary Examination or Pre-Trial. B&E: Breaking and Entering; OUIL: Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Liquor. 79th District Court, Judge Peter Wadel Arraignments John Eddie Reynolds, 18, 5614 S.…

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MCC JV football loses to Montague

October 5, 2012
MCC JV football loses to Montague

SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central’s junior varsity football team lost to Montague 47-22 Thursday night. Photo by Miranda Beebe.

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List of general election candidates

October 5, 2012

The general election will take place Nov. 6. In addition to president, Michigan voters will decide who its junior senator will be and will also vote on several ballot proposals, which we will post tomorrow. Locally, voters will decide on state representative. Mason County voters will be electing a new probate court judge, choosing between Jeff Nellis and Nick Krieger,…

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MCC middle school basketball

October 5, 2012
MCC middle school basketball

SCOTTVILLE — Correspondent Miranda Beebe sent in these photographs from Thursday night’s Mason County Central middle school baskeball games against Shelby. MCC’s seventh grade team lost 16-15 and the eighth grade team was defeated in overtime 23-18.

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The Badger’s captains: a Ludington tradition

October 5, 2012
The Badger’s captains: a Ludington tradition

ON-BOARD-THE-SS-BADGER – The carferries have a tradition in Ludington dating back to 1897. At one time Ludington alone had seven carferries operating out of its port, transporting railroad cars across Lake Michigan to the Wisconsin ports of Milwaukee, Manitowoc and Keewaunee. Other Michigan ports such as Frankfort and Muskegon also had carferries. This meant dozens of captains operating the steam…

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