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Seasonal road weight and speed restrictions beginning.

February 16, 2018

Seasonal road weight and speed restrictions beginning. SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Road Commission has announced that seasonal road weight and speed restrictions will go into effect on Monday, Feb. 19 at 7 a.m. until further notice. All county roads will be restricted by reducing the maximum axle load by 35% per axel and truck speeds to 35 mph. Weight…

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DWLS arrests, crashes top police activity.

February 16, 2018

DWLS arrests, crashes top police activity. #MasonCountyCrime The following is police activity in Mason County Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018: – 7:15 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, US 10 west of Reek Road, Custer Township. – 11 a.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, minor injury, US 10 and Jebavy Drive, Pere Marquette Township. – 11:55 a.m., (MCSO), a 56-year-old…

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VanderWall to run for State Senate; will not seek House re-election.

February 15, 2018

VanderWall to run for State Senate; will not seek House re-election. #Election18 By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — State Representative Curt VanderWall (R-Ludington) has announced today that he is going to seek the Republican nomination for the 35th State Senate District. The district includes Mason and Manistee counties, along with 10 other counties, and is currently represented by Darwin Booher…

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Scottville festivals to consolidate into a summer celebration. 

February 15, 2018
Scottville festivals to consolidate into a summer celebration. 

Scottville festivals to consolidate into a summer celebration.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE —The Summer Fest and Harvest Festival are consolidating into one event that will take place the weekend after July 4. Members of the former Harvest Festival committee and the Summer Fest committee met with the media today to make the announcement. Essentially, a new event is being…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Feb. 15, 2018.

February 15, 2018

51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Feb. 15, 2018. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 51st Circuit Court: – Richard Edward Uhl, 35, of 3104 W. Tonawanda Trail, New Era, pleaded guilty Nov. 20, 2017 to first-degree criminal sexual conduct and pleaded “no contest” to extortion. Uhl was sentenced Feb. 6 to a minimum…

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