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Fire causes significant damage to PM Twp. house.

June 6, 2018

Fire causes significant damage to PM Twp. house. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A fire that may have been smoldering for several days caused significant damage to the Donna Liebetreus residence at 1173 N. Ellis Street Wednesday, June 6. Pere Marquette Township Fire Department and Ludington Fire Department were dispatched to the residence about 7:45 a.m.…

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MCC Jazz Band to perform at Detroit Jazz Festival.

June 6, 2018

MCC Jazz Band to perform at Detroit Jazz Festival. SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Central High School Jazz Band has been selected to perform at the 2018 Detroit Jazz Festival. The band, under the direction of Tom Thomas, is one of only six high school bands selected to perform at the festival. As part of a prerequisite to perform, the…

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MCE elementary students hold social studies fair. 

June 6, 2018

MCE elementary students hold social studies fair.  CUSTER — Mason County Eastern Schools recently held its annual elementary Social Studies Fair with displays from various projects showcasing what the students learned in that subject this year. First grade students presented photography and pictures that demonstrated human versus natural characteristics around them. Second grade students displayed maps that represented each student’s…

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Historic Scottville home finds new purpose as retreat center.

June 5, 2018

Historic Scottville home finds new purpose as retreat center. SCOTTVILLE — One of Scottville’s historic homes is now a place intended to inspire creativity. The Reverie Retreat, 110 N. Columbia Ave., opened in March and serves as a self catering retreat center. Owner Becky Alway is marketing the center for creative hobbyists such as quilters, sewers, scrapbookers, and knitters/crocheters. But,…

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Amber Twp. man sentenced to jail for exposing himself to 6-year-old child.

June 5, 2018

Amber Twp. man sentenced to jail for exposing himself to 6-year-old child. #MasonCountyCrime. LUDINGTON — Gavin Ray Routh, 23, of 525 W. LaSalle Road, Amber Township was sentenced Tuesday in 51st Circuit Court to one year in jail and five years probation on the charges of accosting a child for immoral purposes. Routh appeared in court wearing a plain white…

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