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County planning commission requests public input on zoning.

August 2, 2016

#MasonCountyNews SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Planning Commission is beginning work on a five-year update to the county zoning ordinance.  A variety of current topics will be addressed during the update ranging from electronic signs to barn weddings and “tiny houses”. The planning commission created an online survey to receive public input on these topics and other zoning issues. The…

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Pistol stolen from vehicle.

August 2, 2016
Pistol stolen from vehicle.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A pistol was stolen from a vehicle Monday, Aug. 1, at 5:13 p.m. in the 6000 block of Grace Avenue, according to the Mason County Sheriff’s Office. Other police activity Monday includes: 12:15 a.m., (Michigan State Police), one-vehicle roll-over crash, no injuries, Custer Road east of Townline Road, Sherman Township. 8:16 a.m., (MCSO), a 17-year-old…

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Youth hockey registration is Aug. 13.

August 2, 2016

#MasonCountyRecreation #WestShoreCommunityCollege The West Shore Wolves Amateur Hockey Association, in collaboration with the West Shore Community Ice Arena, will hold registration sessions on Sat, August 13, at three locations in Mason and Manistee counties. Those sites are the main entrance to Manistee High School from 12:30 to 2 p.m., the Ludington High School main lobby from 3 to 4:30 p.m., and…

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Alcohol believed to be a factor in crash.

August 1, 2016
Alcohol believed to be a factor in crash.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews CUSTER TOWNSHIP — Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in a rollover crash that occurred Sunday, July 31 at 1:08 a.m. at Hansen and Custer roads, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “A 26-year-old Custer man lost control of the vehicle he was driving, went off the road into a ditch and rolled over,” said…

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Crash victim, Rosemarie Ohse, dies of injuries.

July 31, 2016
Crash victim, Rosemarie Ohse, dies of injuries.

#MasonCountyNews #AmberTownship By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Rosemarie Ohse, 79, of Custer Township, died Saturday night as a result of injuries she sustained during a three vehicle crash at US 10-31 and Brye Road Thursday afternoon, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The sheriff’s office, along with the Michigan State Police, continue to investigate the crash that occurred when a 2007 Dodge minivan…

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