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Trooper Butterfield memorial service scheduled for Sunday.

September 6, 2018

Trooper Butterfield memorial service scheduled for Sunday. FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — A public memorial service will be held on Sunday, Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. for Michigan State Police Paul Butterfield, who was killed in the line of duty on Sept. 9, 2013 on North Custer Road. The memorial service will be held at the roadside memorial that stands in…

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Muskegon man believed to be major drug dealer arrested.

September 6, 2018

Muskegon man believed to be major drug dealer arrested. #MasonCountyCrime. LUDINGTON — A Muskegon man, who is believed to be a major drug dealer, was arrested recently by the local police. David Ramone Wilson, 46, of 519 McLaughlin Ave., Muskegon has been arraigned twice in 79th District Court over the past two weeks. Wilson was apprehended by law enforcement on Foster…

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Local 4-H member wins award at State Fair.

September 6, 2018

Local 4-H member wins award at State Fair. LANSING — A local 4-H club member was recently chosen as one of five winners of the Great Neighbor Community Service Award at the Michigan State Fair on Saturday, Sept. 2. Kendra Lewis’ essay was chosen as the top five out of 1,000 entries from 4-H and FFA members. Kendra is a…

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Upcoming speakers at Ludington Optimist Club.

September 6, 2018

Upcoming speakers at Ludington Optimist Club. LUDINGTON — The Ludington Optimist Club meets every Tuesday at noon at the American Legion Post 76, 318 N. James Street. The following speakers will be presenting during the remainder of September: Sept. 11, Amy Marsh, Ludington Area School District, backpack program Sept. 18, David Greenwood, caption telephone, a device that converts a caller’s…

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Sheriff, undersheriff observe state House 9/11 ceremony.

September 6, 2018

Sheriff, undersheriff observe state House 9/11 ceremony. LANSING — Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole, right, and Undersheriff Derrek Wilson, left, were invited by State Rep. Curt VanderWall to the Michigan Capital today for the House of Representatives’ annual Sept. 11 ceremony. The observance memorializes Michigan first responders and members of the military who died in the line of duty during the…

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