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Muskegon atheist demanding PM Township remove Marquette shrine.

December 15, 2017

Muskegon atheist demanding PM Township remove Marquette shrine. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A Muskegon atheist is threatening Pere Marquette Charter Township to remove the Father Marquette Shrine, a memorial to Father (Pere in French) Jacques Marquette, a French missionary who died near what is now Ludington, on the Buttersville Peninsula, in the 1670s. Mitch Kahle,…

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Police officer from Scottville recovering from injuries at home. 

December 15, 2017

David Wyman, a police officer from Scottville, is recovering from his injuries at his home.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. BERRIEN COUNTY — Officer David Wyman, who struck by a vehicle while on duty in November has been moved from a hospital to his home for in-home therapy, according to a release from the Chikaming Township Police Department.  Wyman is a graduate…

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Crashes continue on snowy roads.

December 15, 2017

Crashes continue on snowy roads. #MasonCountyNews The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017: – 8:30 a.m., (Michigan State Police), gas drive-off, 5600 block of US 10, Pere Marquette Township. – 3:25 p.m., (MSP), 911 hang-up/suspicious situation, 6700 block of South Stiles Road, Riverton Township. – 5:46 p.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), vehicle crash, no…

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4 departments fight Custer barn fire.

December 14, 2017

4 departments fight Custer barn fire. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  CUSTER TOWNSHIP — Four fire departments were on scene of a barn fire at 2466 E. Wilson Road Thursday afternoon. Custer Fire Department and Scottville Fire Department were the first to arrive to the barn that fully engulfed in flames. Assistance was requested by departments from Branch and Riverton.…

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Crashes top police activity.

December 14, 2017

Crashes top police activity. #MasonCounty The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017: – 8:41 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), vehicle crash, no injuries, Chauvez and Darr roads, Custer Township. – 1:48 p.m., (Michigan State Police), one-vehicle crash, no injuries, Hawley and Scottville roads, Eden Township. Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017: – 5 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer…

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