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Motorcyclist, 26, remains hospitalized following crash; names released.

August 22, 2016
Motorcyclist, 26, remains hospitalized following crash; names released.

#MasonCountyNews #BranchTownship #MotorcycleCrash BRANCH TWP. — Lafayette Blain, the 26-year-old motorcyclist from Farwell, Michigan, who was seriously injured during a two-vehicle crash on US 10 in front of the Emerson Lake Inn Friday evening remains hospitalized, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The driver of the eastbound 2008 Chevy pickup truck, which attempted a left turn into a private…

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Motorcyclist injured in US 10 crash.

August 19, 2016
Motorcyclist injured in US 10 crash.

#MasonCountyNews #BranchTownship UPDATED: BRANCH TWP. — A motorcyclist was injured during a two vehicle crash on US 10 in front of the Emerson Lake Inn Friday about 5:50 p.m. The crash occurred when a Chevrolet pickup truck traveling east on US 10 attempted to turn left into the parking lot of the restaurant. The vehicle turned in front of a…

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Search for James Hepworth continues, wife and children prepared for the worst.

August 19, 2016
Search for James Hepworth continues, wife and children prepared for the worst.

#OceanaCountyNews #MasonCountyNews #MissingPerson By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief WEARE TOWNSHIP (Oceana County) — It’s been 19 days since Weare Township resident James Hepworth left his job in Ludington, mid-shift, and drove about 60 miles away to a remote location near the Pine River in the Manistee National Forest and hasn’t been seen since, leaving behind his wife, Amanda, and their eight…

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Spore selected as Harvest Festival Parade Grand Marshal.

August 19, 2016
Spore selected as Harvest Festival Parade Grand Marshal.

#Scottville SCOTTVILLE — Jamie Spore has been selected as the grand marshal of the 2016 Scottville Harvest Festival parade, which will take place Saturday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. “I was very excited to see that our Harvest Festival committee selected Jamie to be the Scottville Harvest Festival grand marshel, she is a great choice,” said City Manager Amy Williams,…

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Shelby man flees crash scene.

August 19, 2016
Shelby man flees crash scene.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 32-year-old Shelby man allegedly ran from a crash scene on foot Thursday, Aug. 18, at 2:36 p.m. on southbound US 31 Freeway north of the Pere Marquette off-ramp, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The man, who was driving a 2008 Chevy Impala, attempted to cut the median and collided with a…

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