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WSCC re-opens fitness facilities. 

September 11, 2020

WSCC re-opens fitness facilities.  VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College has reopened the Recreation Center and West Shore Community Ice Arena on the campus in accordance with requirements under Gov. Whitmer’s 176th executive order in relation to the pandemic, which allows fitness center facilities to reopen after having been closed since mid-March as a health precaution during the coronavirus…

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79th District Court sentencings and dismissals, posted Sept. 11, 2020

September 11, 2020

79th District Court sentencings and dismissals, posted Sept. 11, 2020 By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Kathleen Ann Kaatz, 65, of 4570 E. Fisher Rd., Sherman Township, pleaded guilty Sept. 8 to operating a vehicle while impaired by liquor (OWIL) and was sentenced to three days in jail…

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Crashes top police activity.

September 10, 2020

Crashes top police activity. #MasonCountyCrime The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020: – 7 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Custer Road north of Sugar Grove Road, Sherman Township. – 7:09 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Townline…

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Trooper Butterfield memorial service tonight.

September 9, 2020

Trooper Butterfield memorial service tonight. FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — On Sept. 9, 2013, Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield was murdered on Custer Road north of Townline Road by a 19-year-old Irons male during a routine traffic stop. Butterfield, 42, lived in Grant Township and was assigned to the MSP Hart post. The annual memorial service honoring Butterfield will be…

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Ludington Ave., Lakeshore Dr. construction to begin next week.

September 9, 2020

Ludington Ave., Lakeshore Dr. construction to begin next week. LUDINGTON — Construction work on portions of Ludington Avenue and Lakeshore Drive will begin on Monday, Sept. 14 and is expected to continue through June 18, 2021. The $1.1 million Michigan Department of Transportation project includes cold milling and resurfacing with sidewalk ramp upgrades on US 10 (Ludington Avenue) from Rowe…

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