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By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central School District officials contacted law enforcement Thursday after two school buses experienced mechanical problems during afternoon routes. Superintendent Jeff Tuka notified the school community Thursday evening about the incidents. “Late this afternoon, two buses in our fleet incurred mechanical problems on the afternoon route,” Tuka said. “We cannot speculate on the…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief CUSTER — The Mason County Road Commission broke ground Thursday afternoon on a new headquarters and maintenance facility on its 90-acre property in the village of Custer, beginning the next phase of a move from its longtime Scottville location. The ceremonial groundbreaking took place at the Road Commission property at 2055 E. US 10 and included…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — Thirteen years ago Wednesday, on Sept. 9, 2013, Michigan State Police Trooper Paul K. Butterfield II, 43, was killed in the line of duty after he was shot during a routine traffic stop on Custer Road north of Townline Road. Butterfield, a Grant Township resident assigned to the Michigan State Police Hart…
LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: Kayla Jean Johnson, 34, pleaded guilty June 30 to methamphetamine/ecstasy possession and controlled substance possession—cocaine, heroin or another narcotic and was sentenced Sept. 1 to one year in jail with credit for 122 days served in jail; three years probation; and $266 in fines and costs. In…
Outdoors Story and photos by Joan Young, MCP contributor Just north of Holland, in Ottawa County, and only a short hop from the freeway is a natural area comprised of Hemlock Crossing and Pine Bend Parks with miles of hiking trails, access to the Pigeon River, a Nature Center, and a public Observatory. The parks connect for a combination of…
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