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Several roads still flooded, closed in Mason County.

July 21, 2019

Several roads still flooded, closed in Mason County. Several roads are still closed or flooded in Mason County as a result of Saturday’s storm. Those roads include:  Poplar Road, between Townline and Beyer roads, Sherman Township, closed, washed out.  Beyer Road east of Custer Road, Sherman Township, closed, flooded.  Treml Road, west of Stephens Road, Free Soil Township, water across…

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Nashville duo will bring Celtic Praise to Waterfront Worship on Aug. 10. 

July 21, 2019

Nashville duo will bring Celtic Praise to Waterfront Worship on Aug. 10.  LUDINGTON — The free 2019 Waterfront Worship concert, Celtic Praise, will take place on Saturday, Aug. 10 beginning at 6 p.m. at Waterfront Park.  The concert will feature Nashville based singer/songwriter/musicians Zach and Maggie White, who will celebrate ancient and modern Celtic hymns as well as the a…

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Quarterline Road in Grant Township closed due to wash out.

July 20, 2019

Quarterline Road in Grant Township closed due to wash out. GRANT TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Road Commission is reporting that Quarterline Road between Townline and Freeman roads is washed out and is closed as of today, July 20,2019. Barricades will be placed at Townline Road and West Forest Trail. Eric Nelson, county highway engineer, said road commission personnel are…

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Severe thunderstorm warning issued.

July 19, 2019

Severe thunderstorm warning issued. Mason and Manistee counties are under a severe thunderstorm warning until 12:45 a.m. At 11:47 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles west of Orchard Beach State Park in Manistee County to 19 miles west of Ludington State Park, moving southeast at 55 mph. Wind gusts up to 60 mph and…

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Fire department, Coast Guard personnel rescue woman, dogs stranded on shoreline.

July 19, 2019

Fire department, Coast Guard personnel rescue woman, dogs stranded on shoreline. #MasonCountyNews. Watch video here.  PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A woman and her dogs were rescued Friday morning after she had been stranded on Lake Michigan’s shoreline at the bottom of a bluff. The rescue efforts included personnel from Pere Marquette Township Fire Department, Ludington Fire Department, U.S. Coast Guard personnel.…

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