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Scottville Harvest Festival begins Wednesday.

September 11, 2016
Scottville Harvest Festival begins Wednesday.

#ScottvilleHarvestFestival SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Harvest Festival is this week, beginning Wednesday, Sept. 14 and continuing through Saturday, Sept. 17. This year’s festival will have some new events, many of which are geared towards families and kids. The festival kicks off on Wednesday with an all-day open house celebrating the centennial of City Hall, 105 N. Main Street. The building…

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The Land: Farm tour demonstrates diversity of Mason County agriculture.

September 10, 2016
The Land: Farm tour demonstrates diversity of Mason County agriculture.

  #MasonCountyAgriculture #TheLand By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — A tour of three southwestern Mason County farms Friday night demonstrated why this county is considered one of the most agriculturally diverse counties in Michigan. The Mason-Lake Conservation District, along with the Mason County Farm Bureau, coordinated a farm tour, which began at a dairy farm, followed by a blueberry…

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Domestic violence, drug charges among arraignments.

September 9, 2016
Domestic violence, drug charges among arraignments.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in 79th District Court: Felonies Michael Patrick Parinello, 57, 402 E. Danaher St., Ludington, was arrested September 4 by Ludington Police Department (LPD) on a felony charge of delivery of marijuana. Preliminary hearing: September 21 at 11:15 a.m. Bail: $5,000/10 percent. James Roy Steiger, Jr., 45,…

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Sheriff Cole attends Capitol Sept. 11 ceremony.

September 8, 2016
Sheriff Cole attends Capitol Sept. 11 ceremony.

LANSING — State Rep. Ray Franz, R-Onekama, was joined by Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole and Lake County Sheriff Dennis Robinson for the annual Michigan House of Representatives 9/11 Memorial Service today. The ceremony marked the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, and honored military members and servicemen. The names of 12 first responders and…

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Ludington man placed on tether for drug convictions.

September 8, 2016
Ludington man placed on tether for drug convictions.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — Gene Robert Foster, 42, 603 E. Melendy St., Apt. 2, Ludington, was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court recently to serve one year in jail with credit for one day served after pleading guilty to two counts of delivery/manufacturing a controlled substance. Foster’s sentence will be served at the court’s discretion with…

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