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Sheriff’s office responds to several non-injury crashes Monday.

December 12, 2017

Sheriff’s office responds to several non-injury crashes Monday. #MasonCountyNews The Mason County Sheriff’s Office handled several non-injury vehicle crashes Monday, Dec. 11, including: – 1:45 a.m., car/deer crash, no injuries, Angling and Manales roads, Victory Township. – 4:55 a.m., one-vehicle rollover crash, no injuries, Chauvez and Appleton roads, Riverton Township. – 5:55 a.m., car/deer crash, no injuries, Scottville and Conrad…

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Sheriff K9 unit receives life saving award.

December 11, 2017

Sheriff K9 unit receives life saving award. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Mason County Sheriff Office’s K9 unit, which includes Dep. Kenneth Baum and his dog, Cash, were recently recognized by the National Association of Professional Canine Handlers for their Oct. 6, 2016 efforts in locating a missing 4-year-old boy with autism in Victory Township. See related story here. “The partners…

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Fundraiser planned for Ludington man fighting for his life. 

December 11, 2017

Fundraiser planned for Ludington man fighting for his life.  LUDINGTON — A fundraiser and blood drive event will take place to help Ludington resident Dale Kompik, Jr., who is currently in a medically induced coma after coming down with sepsis that has led to the removal of his right lung and his limbs. The 31-year-old checked himself into Spectrum Health…

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Winter storm warning updated.

December 11, 2017

Winter storm warning updated. The National Weather Service has updated its winter storm warning with the storm expected to begin late Monday afternoon.  According to the Federal Emergency Management Administration, the storm is expected to last until midnight, Wednesday, Dec. 13. The warning states: Heavy lake effect will develop tonight. Travel will be very difficult including during the morning on…

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Verizon wireless services restored; software update blamed.

December 11, 2017

Verizon wireless services restored; software update blamed.  Verizon Wireless services have been restored after this morning’s outage that impacted thousands of people from northern Oceana County to most counties up to the Mackinac Bridge. Upnorthlive.com has reported that a Verizon Wireless representative said the outages were caused by a software update that was rolled out Sunday night. Mason County residents…

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