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Hazardous waste collection is Saturday, Aug. 20

August 12, 2016
Hazardous waste collection is Saturday, Aug. 20

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyEnvironment #Scottville SCOTTVILLE — The Mason-Manistee-Ocean Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day (HHW)  is scheduled for Saturday, August 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at three different collection locations in Mason, Manistee and Oceana counties. Locations include: Mason County Road Commission, 510 E. State Street, Scottville Manistee County Road Commission, 8946 Chippewa Hwy. (US 31), Bear Lake Hart Department of Public Works, 1010 S State St, Hart Pesticides, oils,…

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Mercy officially opens new Ludington facility.

August 11, 2016
Mercy officially opens new Ludington facility.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyHealth #PereMarquetteTownship PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Mercy Health Ludington held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday marking the official opening of its new $3.9 million, 15,000 square-foot health care facility at 5656 W. US 10, on the northwest corner of the intersection of Jebavy Drive and US 10. The new facility offers urgent care, primary care services, lab, imaging and specialty…

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Local business and environmental group to construct trash sculpture from beach garbage.

August 11, 2016
Local business and environmental group to construct trash sculpture from beach garbage.

#MasonCountyNews #Ludington LUDINGTON — The Makers Market of Ludington and A Few Friends for the Environment of the World (AFFEW) are teaming up to turn trash into art and environmental awareness. By using debris collected from the local shoreline of Lake Michigan, the community is invited to help construct a sculpture of a lake trout, the largest native trout species…

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Fair dairy winners.

August 11, 2016
Fair dairy winners.

#WesternMichiganFair The following were the winners of the 2016 Western Michigan Fair dairy competitions:

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Fountain men arraigned for B&E’s.

August 11, 2016
Fountain men arraigned for B&E’s.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews #Fountain By Rob Alway and Allison Scarbrough. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — Gary Dean Maccune, 2295 N. 34th Street, Sheridan Township, 25, and Louis John Metheny Jr., 37, 823 N. Benson Road, Sheridan Township have been charged with eight felonies apiece in connection with two break-ins overnight. The two were arraigned Wednesday in Mason County’s 79th District Court. The two…

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