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Employment Opportunity: Amber Township Assessor

December 19, 2023

Employment Opportunity: Amber Township Assessor Amber Township, Mason County is seeking a part time employee to fill the Assessor position beginning April 1, 2024. The 2023 SEV is $159,587,100. The parcel breakdown is as follows; Agricultural 77, Commercial 162, Industrial 17, Residential 1,193, and Personal 177 for a total of 1,626. Level 3 (MAAO) certification preferred. The assessor is expected…

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Recent death: Phyllis Elaine Goerbig, 94, formally of Scottville

December 19, 2023

Phyllis Elaine Goerbig, 94, of Cadillac, formally of Scottville, died on Saturday, December 16, 2023. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.OakGroveLudington.com. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths

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CTE Allied Health students place in regional competition

December 18, 2023

CTE Allied Health students place in regional competition West Shore School News is a presentation of West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. SAGINAW — Students from West Shore Educational Service District’s Career & Technical Education’s Allied Health program recently competed in a Regional Leadership Conference at Saginaw Valley State University. The…

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Traffic Alert: Rollover crash, Free Soil Road

December 18, 2023

Traffic Alert: Rollover crash, Free Soil Road FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP  (12:52 p.m.) — Emergency crews are on scene of a single vehicle rollover crash involving a FedX truck on Free Soil Road east of US 31. There are no injuries but the road is shut down between US 31 and Darr Road.  

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79th District Court arraignments, posted Dec. 18, 2023

December 18, 2023

79th District Court arraignments, posted Dec. 18, 2023 By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Donald Thomas Miller, 35; possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine/ecstasy) and fourth-offense habitual offender; arrested Nov. 7 by Ludington Police Department; arraigned Dec. 13; probable cause hearing: Dec. 20; bail: not listed. -Kaylynn…

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