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Wyman Funeral and Cremation Services donates to Shop with a Cop.

December 9, 2016

Wyman Funeral and Cremation Services donates to Shop with a Cop.  #ShopWithaCop SCOTTVILLE — Randy and Sherry Wyman of Wyman Funeral and Cremation Services – Stephens Funeral Home in Scottville presented a $500 donation recently to the Shop with a Cop program. Randy and Sherry said they chose the program because it benefits both area children and supports local officers in their…

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Scottville Christmas celebration Saturday to include handmade stockings.

December 9, 2016

Scottville Christmas celebration Saturday to include handmade stockings.  #ChristmasinScottville By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  SCOTTVILLE — A group of local women have made 135 fabric stockings in order to give to area children Saturday during Christmas celebrations in downtown Scottville. Kids can pick up the stockings at the Scottville Area Senior Center, 140 S. Main St., and then take them to…

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Ionia man injured after truck runs into train.

December 9, 2016

Ionia man injured after truck runs into train. #MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A 36-year-old Ionia man was injured Friday afternoon after the pickup truck he was driving collided with a moving train on North Tyndall Road between Stevensen and Wingleton roads. According to Mason County Sheriff Dep. Ken Baum, on the scene, the man was traveling…

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Semi truck slides off slippery road.

December 9, 2016

Semi truck slides off slippery road. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews AMBER TOWNSHIP — Mason County sheriff’s deputies responded to a semi truck slide-off at the intersection of US 31 and North Scottville Road Thursday, Dec. 8, at 8:35 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. No injuries were reported. Other police activity Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, includes: 7:40 a.m., (Mason County…

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Phillips sentenced 19 to 45 years for murder of Baby Kate.

December 9, 2016

Phillips sentenced 19 to 45 years for murder of Baby Kate.  #BabyKate By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Sean Michael Phillips was sentenced Friday morning in 51st Circuit Court to serve 19 to 45 years in prison for the June 29, 2011 murder of his 4-month-daughter daughter, Katherine Shelbie-Elizabeth Phillips. The sentence will run concurrent with the sentence he is…

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