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Man drowns in Gun Lake; second incident on lake in 2 days.

July 3, 2019

Man drowns in Gun Lake; second incident on lake in 2 days. #MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — A 55-year-old Free Soil area man drowned Wednesday afternoon in Gun Lake near Sherman Township Park on Town Line Road. According to Mason County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Adam Lamb, on the scene, the body was discovered by a 17-year-old boy…

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Man who nearly drowned in Gun Lake may be charged with drunk boating.

July 3, 2019

Man who nearly drowned in Gun Lake may be charged with drunk boating. FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP – A 61-year-old man who nearly drowned after falling out of a pontoon boat in Gun Lake Tuesday, July 2, may be charged with drunk boating, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The incident occurred shortly after 1 p.m. in the 7000 block…

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Receiving, concealing warrant arrest tops police activity.

July 3, 2019

Receiving, concealing warrant arrest tops police activity. #MasonCountyCrime PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP – A 30-year-old Walkerville man was arrested on a felony warrant for receiving and concealing stolen property out of the Grand Blanc Township Police Department following a traffic stop related to a reckless driving complaint Tuesday, July 2, at 9:43 p.m. ​on Sixth Street east of Pere Marquette Highway,…

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Clown Band to perform annual patriotic concert tonight.

July 2, 2019

Clown Band to perform annual patriotic concert tonight. SCOTTVILLE — The weather may actually hold out! Never fear, because it never rains on the Scottville Clown Band — except when it does. The band is scheduled to perform its annual Patriotic Concert tonight, 7 p.m., at the Scottville Clown Band Shell in downtown Scottville next to the Optimist Center. The…

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Fire destroys building at McCormick Sawmill

July 2, 2019

Fire destroys building at McCormick Sawmill #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — Eight fire departments responded to a commercial building fire at McCormick Sawmill, 4431 E. Fountain Road, Tuesday, July 2. The fire was reported just after midnight. Carolyn Windemuller, who lives a short distance from the sawmill on Poplar Road, said her husband discovered the fire and…

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