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Body found may be missing man James Hepworth.

March 29, 2017

Body found may be missing man James Hepworth. #MasonCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. CADILLAC — Human remains found Tuesday, March 28, in a heavily-wooded area may likely be the remains of James Hepworth, 37, of the Pentwater area who has been missing for approximately eight months. The badly-decomposed body was found at about 1 p.m. by a cadaver dog approximately…

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FiveCAP receives $1.2 million in federal funding.

March 28, 2017

FiveCAP receives $1.2 million in federal funding.  SCOTTVILLE — FiveCAP, Inc. was recently awarded $1.2 million from the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a press release from U.S. senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow. The funding will be used to support expanded Early Head Start programs for children through the Scottville-based agency’s Early Head Start Child Care…

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Domestic violence cases spike over the weekend.

March 27, 2017

Domestic violence cases spike over the weekend. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews LUDINGTON — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office handled three domestic violence cases over the weekend, and the Ludington Police Department investigated two domestic violence incidents. The following is police activity in Mason County over the weekend: Friday, March 24, 2017: – 7:54 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injuries, US 31 freeway…

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Special Olympics teams take the gold at state tourney.

March 26, 2017

Special Olympics teams take the gold at state tourney.  #Area24SpecialOlympics. GRAND RAPIDS — While the Ludington Orioles boys basketball team was representing Mason County this weekend in the state finals in East Lansing, two other basketball teams represented the area at a state tournament and took home gold metals Saturday. The Area 24 Special Olympics teams, A24 Green and A24 Black,…

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The Orioles have made all of Mason County proud.

March 26, 2017

The Orioles have made all of Mason County proud.  #GoOs #StateChampionship By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  EAST LANSING — The story of the 2016-2017 Ludington Orioles boys varsity basketball team isn’t so much about a basketball game as it about citizenship, sportsmanship, and unity. While the Orioles lost to the New Haven Rockets Saturday 45-36 in the Michigan High School Athletic…

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