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Verizon wireless down across northern Michigan.

December 11, 2017

Verizon wireless down across northern Michigan. Verizon Wireless service started to experience outages about 10 a.m. Monday and the outages appear to be happening from Pentwater north throughout northern Michigan. MCP readers are reporting the outages throughout Mason and Manistee counties and in northern Oceana County. Our Oceana editor is reporting service is working in Hart and Rothbury areas. We…

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State approves funding for PM Township acquisition of Dow property.

December 11, 2017

State approves funding for PM Township acquisition of Dow property. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Pere Marquette Charter Township is getting close to acquiring property currently owned by Dow Chemical along Pere Marquette Lake, including the property known locally as Dow Park. Supervisor Paul Keson announced today that the township’s application for a Michigan Natural Resource…

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Police busy with crashes in wintry weather.

December 11, 2017

Police busy with crashes in wintry weather. #MasonCountyCrime The following is police activity over the weekend: Friday, Dec. 8, 2017: – 8 a.m., (Michigan State Police), car/deer crash, US 10 and Poplar Road, Custer Township. – 9:51 .m., (MSP), two-vehicle crash, no injuries, US 10 and Wildwood Crossing, Amber Township. – 11:25 p.m., (MSP), a 27-year-old Pentwater woman was arrested…

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Deputies busy with crashes over the weekend.

December 11, 2017

Deputies busy with crashes over the weekend. #MasonCountyCrime The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office over the weekend: Friday, Dec. 8, 2017: – 11:31 a.m., two-vehicle crash, with injuries, US 31 near Forest Trail, Free Soil Township. A northbound vehicle on US 31 driven by a 48-year-old Manistee man rear-ended a UPS truck causing non-life-threatening injuries to…

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College considering purchase of former cancer center.

December 8, 2017
College considering purchase of former cancer center.

College considering purchase of former cancer center. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College’s Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Monday, Dec. 11 to take action on the purchase of the formerWest Michigan Regional Cancer and Blood Center, located at 6050 N. US 31 in Sherman Township. A motion to purchase the building was…

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