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MCP, OCP, providing news since 2012.

January 2, 2020

MCP, OCP, providing news since 2012. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Happy New Year from the team here at Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. We are thankful for every single one of our readers and our advertisers. I started MCP in January 2012 at the urging of others who wanted to see the return of locally-owned news. In 2014,…

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Possible medical condition causes Rath Avenue crash.

January 2, 2020

Possible medical condition causes Rath Avenue crash. LUDINGTON — A possible medical condition was likely the cause of a two vehicle crash on North Rath Avenue Thursday afternoon. According to Ludington Police Department Sgt. Sue Maltbie, an Audi A-4 driven by an elderly male had turned north onto Rath Avenue after traveling westbound on Filer Street. The Audi then crossed…

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Man arrested for disorderly conduct at gas station.

January 2, 2020

Man arrested for disorderly conduct at gas station. #MasonCountyCrime Police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com.  AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 31-year-old Ludington man was arrested for disorderly person and bond violation by Mason County sheriff’s deputies following a 911 call from an employee of the Meijer Gas Station on…

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New Year’s Eve celebration was overall safe holiday, few arrests. 

January 2, 2020

New Year’s Eve celebration was overall safe holiday, few arrests.  LUDINGTON — The organizers of the 2019 New Year’s Eve Drive Safe, Drive Sober campaign have declared it another success. The campaign offered free bus rides, taxi rides and towing. A total of 1,244 individuals were transported to and from their NYE destinations, rather than driving themselves and 16 of…

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K-9 helps track and capture B&E suspect on New Year’s Eve day.

January 1, 2020

K-9 helps track and capture B&E suspect on New Year’s Eve day. #MasonCountyNews. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — A 26-year-old Fountain man was arrested New Year’s Eve day after he allegedly broke into buildings in the 2300 block of North US 31. Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office were called to the scene at 2:53 p.m. The homeowner reported seeing a male…

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