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MCC closed Monday due to collapsed sewer pipe.

April 30, 2017

MCC closed Monday due to collapsed sewer pipe. #MasonCountyCentralSchools. SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central Schools will be closed Monday, May 1, due to a collapsed sewer pipe at the middle school. The closing includes all the school’s buildings, including Victory Early Childhood Center, because the middle school kitchen is the district’s preparation site for school lunches. According to a message…

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Police searching for missing man in Ludington.

April 28, 2017

UPDATE: Missing man has been located. LUDINGTON — The Ludington Police Department along with the Mason County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking for a missing 71-year-old male with Alzheimer’s. He was last seen on Bryant Rd west of Washington Ave, traveling north in a field. He was wearing a brown coat with blue jeans and was carrying a black coat. If…

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Unsavory meat salesman refuses to leave home.

April 28, 2017

Unsavory meat salesman refuses to leave home. #MasonCountyNews   #PoliceNews PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a “suspicious person call” Thursday afternoon, April 27, in the 6900 block of West Sixth Street where a resident reported that a salesman was at her door attempting to sell meat and refusing to leave her residence, according…

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Scottville commissioners’ pay to stay the same, independent committee decides.

April 28, 2017

Scottville commissioners’ pay to stay the same, independent committee decides.  #MasonCountyNews #Scottville. SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville City Commission will not get a pay cut nor a pay increase through the decision of an independent commission that met last week. By state statute, wages of elected municipal officials must be decided by the Elected Officials Compensation Commission (EOCC), which consists of…

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Hospital volunteers donate $50,000 towards Family Birthing Center.

April 27, 2017

Hospital volunteers donate $50,000 towards Family Birthing Center. LUDINGTON — The volunteers of Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital set a daunting task in 2014 when they decided to help the hospital update its Family Birthing Center.  The group adopted its biggest fundraising challenge—promising to raise $150,000 over five years. This week Janet Baxter, volunteer board president, presented the group’s  check for…

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