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Man arrested for hitting victim’s head with flashlight.

January 2, 2019

Man arrested for hitting victim’s head with flashlight. #MasonCountyCrime SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP – A 37-year-old Free Soil man was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office on several charges Saturday, Dec. 29, the day after allegedly hitting a man on the head with a flashlight and then chasing after two women in a vehicle, trying to run them off the road,…

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Mason County rings in New Year with several crashes.

January 2, 2019

Mason County rings in New Year with several crashes. #MasonCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Friday, Dec. 28, 2018: – 10:51 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), two-vehicle crash, no injury, Lakeshore Drive north of Neil Road, Hamlin Township. – 6:16 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Custer Road south of Dewey Road, Sherman Township. – 9:45…

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Hospital offering free tobacco cessation classes

January 2, 2019

Hospital offering free tobacco cessation classes LUDINGTON — Is quitting tobacco on your list of New Year’s resolutions? If so, Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital can help you make a plan to quit smoking for good. Tobacco Treatment Specialist Kelly Barnhardt will offer proven methods on how to kick the habit during a free four-week seminar. The classes meet Jan. 23,…

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Over 1,300 revelers receive free New Year’s Eve rides.

January 1, 2019

Over 1,300 revelers receive free New Year’s Eve rides. LUDINGTON — Over 1,300 people took advantage of the free 2018 Drive Safe, Drive Sober campaign on New Year’s Eve, according to Ludington Police Chief Mark Barnett. Barnett said 1,318 people road Ludington Mass Transit Authority buses while 14 people had their vehicles towed. The program offered free rides in a…

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Alcohol a factor in New Year’s Eve crash.

January 1, 2019

Alcohol a factor in New Year’s Eve crash. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the crash that caused serious injury to two Chicago area residents Monday afternoon, Dec. 31, 2018. The crash, as reported Monday by MCP, occurred about 1:26 p.m. on Custer Road just north of Millerton…

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