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Mason Co. is a better place because of these 3 pioneering businesswomen.

January 11, 2019

Mason Co. is a better place because of these 3 pioneering businesswomen. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Three Mason County women recently passed away, each leaving a legacy as pioneering women in local business few can compare to: Mabel Polcin, 92, on Dec. 30; Marianne Gibbs Smith, 76, on Jan. 5; and Dorothy Benson Reed, 92, on Jan. 7. Polcin and…

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Agriculture student scholarship available.

January 11, 2019

Agriculture student scholarship available. EAST LANSING — GreenStone Farm Credit Services is now accepting applications through March 1, 2019 for its scholarship program. The cooperative will once again award up to $40,000 to incoming college freshmen pursuing a degree in an agriculture-related field. Since 2010, the association has presented more than $215,000 in undergraduate college scholarships to the industry’s next…

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Car/coyote crash tops police activity.

January 11, 2019

Car/coyote crash tops police activity. #MasonCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019: – 7:19 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/coyote crash, no injury, Stiles Road north of Fountain Road, Victory Township. – 10 a.m., (Michigan State Police), traffic policing for shutting down US 31 near Conrad Road, Amber Township. Consumers Energy was stringing…

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VanderWall takes office as local senator. 

January 10, 2019

VanderWall takes office as local senator.  LANSING — Curt VanderWall (R-Ludington) was sworn in as senator for the 35th District on Wednesday during a ceremony at the state Capitol. Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Stephen J. Markman administered the oath of office. VanderWall was joined on the Senate floor by his wife Diane; their son Nick, Nick’s wife Holly, and their daughter Kelsey; daughter…

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Failure to pay child support tops recent arraignments.

January 10, 2019

Failure to pay child support tops recent arraignments. LUDINGTON – The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Eric Anthony Anglebrandt, 38, of 16445 Burchwood Dr., Leroy, was arraigned on a felony charge of failure to pay child support. Preliminary hearing: Jan. 23 at 11:15 a.m. Bail: $32,000 cash. -Austin Ryan Rader, 22, of 9505 E.…

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