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PM Township treasurer nominating petitions available. 

March 15, 2018

PM Township treasurer nominating petitions available.  #Election2018. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Nominating petitions are available for the office of Pere Marquette Charter Township treasurer, which will appear on the ballots for the August primary and November General elections. The position is full-time and currently pays $43,561. Candidates must be Pere Marquette Township residents. The filing deadline for partisan offices is…

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Local students participate in walk-out (we think); media blocked from events.

March 14, 2018

Local students participate in walk-out (we think); media blocked from events. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Students at local high schools participated in a national walk out today — at least we think they did. The reason why I say “we think they did” is because the media was denied access to the walkouts. Before I go any further, I want…

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Sheriff’s office creates jail administrator position, eliminates adm. sgt. 

March 14, 2018

Sheriff’s office creates jail administrator position, eliminates adm. sgt.  #MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON —The Mason County Sheriff’s Office has eliminated the administrative sergeant position and replaced the job with a jail administrator position. A request by Sheriff Kim Cole was approved Tuesday by the Mason County Board of Commissioners. The sergeant position was a union job while the administrative…

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Crashes on slippery roads keep police busy.

March 14, 2018

Crashes on slippery roads keep police busy. #MasonCountyPoliceNews The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Tuesday, March 13, 2018: – 2:26 a.m., one-vehicle rollover crash, no injury, Chauvez Road near Morton Road, Riverton Township. – 7:47 a.m., two-vehicle crash, no injury, Lakeshore Drive, Hamlin Township. – 8:28 a.m., two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 31 and Sugar Grove Road, Victory…

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Teen sentenced for attempting to accost child.

March 13, 2018

Teen sentenced for attempting to accost child. #MasonCountyCrime. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — An 18-year-old Ludington man was sentenced to serve five months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term for convictions of attempted accosting a child for immoral purposes and harboring a runaway Tuesday, March 13, in 51st Circuit Court. Jesus Maria Chavez, of 603 S. Washington…

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