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Three running for Mason County prosecutor

July 14, 2024

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief On Aug. 6, voters will decide who will be the next Mason County prosecuting attorney. Technically, the primary election’s purpose is to choose each party’s candidate for the Nov. 5 General Election. Since there are only Republicans running for the position, the primary election will ultimately decide who the next prosecutor will be. That person will…

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Help MCP, OCP grow for 33 cents a day

July 14, 2024

Dear Readers: I am writing this today to ask you to consider financially supporting local news for about 33 cents a day. As you are most likely aware, I own and operate Mason County Press and Oceana County Press (Media Group 31, LLC), which I began in 2012. These online news services are available for free to our readers thanks…

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Two receive minor injuries in highway crash

July 12, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. AMBER TOWNSHIP — Two people received minor injuries Thursday, July 11, following a two vehicle crash about 1:40 p.m. at US 10 and US 31 (bypass) just west of Scottville city limits. Injured were two women, ages 43 and 75, both of Scottville. Both…

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Young Eagles soar

July 12, 2024

Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Last Sunday, 97 children were given free airplane rides during the annual Young Eagles event hosted by Chapter 772 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (Mason County Pilots’ Association) at the Mason County Airport.…

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VIDEO: Mason County Primary Election Candidates’ Forum

July 12, 2024

Editor’s Note: I have to apologize for the poor quality of the image of this video. I attempted to livestream the event using the hotspot from my iPad, as there is no public WiFi at Waterfront Park. Unfortunately, my hotspot, which is normally pretty reliable, was not keeping up with the video. The streaming camera I use is able to…

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