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Happy May Day. A tale of my immigrant family.

May 1, 2017

Happy May Day. A tale of my immigrant family. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Today is May Day and I have read in the news that there are supposedly people across the country planning to protest on behalf of immigrants. So, I thought I would talk about this topic since I am the son of an immigrant. I am proud to…

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‘Thin blue line’ flag stolen from trooper’s memorial site.

May 1, 2017

‘Thin blue line’ flag stolen from trooper’s memorial site. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews. FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — A “thin blue line” flag was stolen over the weekend from the memorial site on North Custer Road dedicated to Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield who was killed in the line of duty in 2013, according to Sgt. Charles Hockanson of the MSP Hart…

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Jail visit leads to arrest.

May 1, 2017

Jail visit leads to arrest. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews LUDINGTON — A 29-year-old Ludington man who came to the Mason County Jail Saturday morning, April 29, to visit an inmate soon became an inmate himself, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “During a random check, the man was found to have a valid FTA (failure to appear) warrant out of Grand…

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Sixth Street, Washington Ave. construction.

May 1, 2017

Sixth Street, Washington Ave. construction.   #LudingtonNews. LUDINGTON — Construction on Sixth Street and South Washington Avenue begins Wednesday, May 3. The area of construction will be from Madison Street west to Washington Avenue then north to Fourth Street. The streets will be closed to through traffic with the exception of emergency vehicles and delivery trucks. Residents are asked to…

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Update on Sunday US 10-31 crash.

May 1, 2017

Update on Sunday US 10-31 crash. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 50-year-old Scottville man was ticketed Sunday afternoon for driving too fast for conditions after the van he was driving lost control on US 10-31 just west of Stiles Road, causing a collision that hospitalized two people from another vehicle. James Robert Wicks was driving a…

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