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Automatic voter registration launched.

September 24, 2019

Automatic voter registration launched. LANSING – Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today announced that automatic voter registration officially has launched in Michigan and online voter registration will be available following the November 2019 election. Automatic voter registration requires Secretary of State branch office staff to ensure that when Michigan citizens apply for or update their driver’s license or personal ID…

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Body of missing boater found.

September 23, 2019

Body of missing boater found. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Search crews from Mason County Sheriff’s Office found the body of Robert J. Conklin early Monday evening, according to Mason County Undersheriff Derrek Wilson. Wilson said Conklin’s body was located in the narrows of Hamlin Lake about 150 yards off the shore in 7-feet of water. A…

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Branch Township man arrested after crash with utility pole.

September 23, 2019

Branch Township man arrested after crash with utility pole. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A 30-year-old Branch Township man was arrested Monday evening after he allegedly drove his pickup truck into a utility pole at the intersection of US 10 and Benson Road. Mason County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Mike Fort said the man will be charged with…

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Cadaver dog expected to join search for missing Hamlin boater.

September 23, 2019

Cadaver dog expected to join search for missing Hamlin boater. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Search and recovery efforts to find the body of Robert J Conklin, 54, of West Olive continued today, three days after Conklin disappeared in Hamlin Lake. Mason County Sheriff’s Office dive team leader Deputy Adam Lamb said a cadaver dog from Michigan…

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Updates on Stiles Road, Sugar Grove Road projects.

September 23, 2019

Updates on Stiles Road, Sugar Grove Road projects. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Stiles Road between Hansen and Fisher roads will be open to traffic on Tuesday, Sept. 24. The water main installation project to West Shore Community College will then continue along Stiles Road between Fisher and Sugar Grove roads where traffic will be reduced to one lane. The work is…

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