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Facts warrant a consequence,’ says prosecutor regarding trucker’s criminal case.

September 1, 2016
Facts warrant a consequence,’ says prosecutor regarding trucker’s criminal case.

#OceanaCountyNews #US31Crash By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — “We believe the facts warrant a consequence,” said Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon after a 25-year-old Ludington trucker was charged with a misdemeanor for rear-ending a family of five and another motorist on US 31 near Stony Lake Road last July. Jonathon William Ashley has been arrested and charged with “violation of…

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Ludington trucker charged for involvement in July expressway crash.

September 1, 2016
Ludington trucker charged for involvement in July expressway crash.

#OceanaCountyNews #US31Crash By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART (Oceana County) — The 25-year-old Ludington man who rear-ended a family of five and another motorist on US 31 near Stony Lake Road in Oceana County, July 5, has been arrested and charged with “violation of motor vehicle code causing serious bodily impairment,” according to Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s…

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Boat crash leads to OWI arrest.

September 1, 2016
Boat crash leads to OWI arrest.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A 57-year-old Ludington man was arrested for operating while intoxicated Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 5:45 p.m. after he reportedly ran the boat he was operating into the back of a docked boat at the Ludington State Park boat launch on Hamlin Lake, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “There were no injuries reported and…

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MCC and ESD begin life skills classroom.

August 31, 2016
MCC and ESD begin life skills classroom.

#MasonCountyEducation SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central Schools, in collaboration with the West Shore Educational Service District implement a Life Skills classroom in the middle school beginning this school year, which begins Tuesday, Sept. 6. The life skills classroom will also include additional space directly across the hallway where students will be able to utilize the additional space for personal belongings,…

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The Land: Hop farm quenches Michigan’s thirst.

August 30, 2016
The Land: Hop farm quenches Michigan’s thirst.

  #MasonCountyAgriculture #TheLand By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. CUSTER TOWNSHIP — Over the past decade there has been a rapid growth of microbreweries and brewpubs across the United States. Michigan is ranked as the fifth largest state in terms of number of breweries. As that industry grows, so does the need for the crops that make the beer. One of the…

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