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A new day for local agricultural education, WSCC, MSU sign agreement.

June 27, 2016
A new day for local agricultural education, WSCC, MSU sign agreement.

#MasonCountyNews #WestShoreCommunityCollege #MasonCountyAgriculture By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Today, West Shore Community College entered into a formal agreement with Michigan State University to offer two new associate of applied arts and sciences degrees; one in agricultural operations and another in fruit and vegetable management. The partnership allows students to earn a certificate from Michigan State’s Institute of Agricultural…

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Driver who assaulted deputy arraigned on 3 counts.

June 27, 2016
Driver who assaulted deputy arraigned on 3 counts.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Jordan Kenneth Woodring, 27, of 304 S. Rowe St., was arraigned today in 79th District Court with two felonies and a misdemeanor following a Saturday afternoon vehicle crash in Amber Township. See story from Saturday’s MCP. Woodring was charged with assault on a law enforcement officer and resisting and opposing a law enforcement officer, both felonies…

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Drug arrests, crashes keep police busy.

June 27, 2016
Drug arrests, crashes keep police busy.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews  Police activity over the weekend includes: Friday, June 24, 2016: 1:40 a.m.., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Sugar Grove Rd. east of Reek Rd., Sherman Township. 1:45 p.m., (MCSO), gas drive-off, 5400 block of W. US 10 — Airport EZ Mart, Pere Marquette Township. 3:48 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), larceny, 300 block of W. Ludington…

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Man arrested after fighting deputy in road.

June 25, 2016
Man arrested after fighting deputy in road.

UPDATED By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TWP. — A 27-year-old Ludington man was arrested after he fought a Mason County sheriff deputy in the middle of a road Saturday afternoon. The man was driving his vehicle south on Stiles Road, between Jagger and Hansen roads when the vehicle left the roadway and landed in a ditch. The man then apparently…

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Over 100 vets enjoy Fish On for Freedom.

June 24, 2016
Over 100 vets enjoy Fish On for Freedom.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — You couldn’t have really asked for a much nicer day out on Lake Michigan today. The air was still, the temperatures were in the upper ’70s and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. It was a perfect day for the second annual Fish On for Freedom veterans fishing tournament. Over 100 vets, riding…

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