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Got a business idea? You could receive $50,000 through the Momentum competition.

May 22, 2017

Got a business idea? You could receive $50,000 through the Momentum competition.  PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP– One lucky entrepreneur with a viable business idea or with less than $100,000 in sales annually will win $50,000 in prize money in a “Shark Tank”-style competition in front of a live audience Sept. 15. And the only catch is the winner must start or…

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Pair arrested following crash; warrant sought for ‘Peeping Tom.’

May 22, 2017

Pair arrested following crash; warrant sought for ‘Peeping Tom.’ #MasonCountyCrime SCOTTVILLE – A 27-year-old Kentwood man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies on charges of operating while intoxicated, driving while license suspended (DWLS), open intoxicants and no insurance and his passenger, a 39-year-old Fountain woman, was arrested on charges of open intoxicants and possession of a schedule 4 drug…

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Police respond to several crashes Thursday.

May 19, 2017

Police respond to several crashes Thursday.  #MasonCountyCrime. The following is police activity in Mason County Thursday, May 18, 2017: 5:55 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Johnson Road west of Stiles Road, Amber Township. 6:56 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injuries, Fountain and Custer roads, Sherman Township. 7:12 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injuries, Hawley Road and…

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Ludington man charged with assaulting hospital personnel, police.

May 18, 2017

Ludington man charged with assaulting hospital personnel, police. #MasonCountyCrime. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A 35-year-old Ludington man was arrested Wednesday morning by Ludington Police Department after the man allegedly assaulted several police officers and hospital personnel. Ludington Police Department was called to the 200 block of East Foster Street at 2 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17, for a…

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Assaulting police, drug charges, forgery among recent arraignments.

May 18, 2017

Assaulting/obstructing police tops recent arraignments.  #MasonCountyCrime. By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Kevin Ryan Shook, 30, of 202 S. Rowe St., Apt. 2, Ludington, was arrested April 27 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) on a felony charge of assault/resisting/obstructing police. Preliminary hearing: May 31 at 11:15…

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