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Speeding truck hits school bus head-on.

March 7, 2018

Speeding truck hits school bus head-on. #OceanaCountyNews WEARE TOWNSHIP — A 2003 Dodge Ram pickup truck hit a Pentwater school bus that was transporting approximately 20 students Tuesday afternoon, March 6, on West Hammett Road west of North 72nd Avenue, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. No one was injured in the head-on crash, but both the…

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WSCC hosts high school art competition.

March 7, 2018

WSCC hosts high school art competition. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — The West Shore Community College Art Department is hosting the 20th annual Regional High School Art Competition and Exhibit in the college’s Manierre Dawson Gallery, located in the Arts and Sciences Building. Student artwork will be displayed through March 22, and a reception for the artists will be held on March 11, at 2…

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Ludington woman injured in two-vehicle crash.

March 6, 2018

Ludington woman injured in two-vehicle crash. #MasonCountyNews. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 63-year-old Ludington woman was transported by Life EMS to Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital following a two-vehicle crash on US 10 near Nelson Road Tuesday afternoon, March 6. According to Sgt. Jeremy King of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, the woman was trapped inside the…

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Judges raise concerns about courthouse security; proposal moving forward.

March 6, 2018

Judges raise concerns about courthouse security; proposal moving forward. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The Mason County Board of Commissioners’ Public Safety and Courts Committee passed a proposal Tuesday, March 6, by Sheriff Kim Cole to provide security personnel at the Mason County Courthouse. The proposal will now go to the county Finance Committee. The public safety and…

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Man sentenced to jail for choking ex-wife’s male friend.

March 6, 2018

Man sentenced to jail for choking ex-wife’s male friend. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 27-year-old Sheridan Township man was sentenced to serve six months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 6, for a conviction of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder/strangulation. Marvin Lee Brault…

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