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Hamlin Grocery owner Vaughn Flewelling reported missing by family.

April 11, 2016
Hamlin Grocery owner Vaughn Flewelling reported missing by family.

UPDATED at 5:25 p.m. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Hamlin Grocery owner Vaughn Flewelling has gone missing, according to family members, who have posted on Facebook that he was last seen letting an employee out of the store at 10 p.m. Sunday. Vaughn locked the door and continued to work in the store. Neither Vaughn nor his vehicle have been seen since. Flewelling…

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Vegas is coming to Ludington this Saturday.

April 11, 2016
Vegas is coming to Ludington this Saturday.

LUDINGTON — Habitat for Humanity of Mason County will hold its second Lud Vegas fundraising event on Saturday, April 16, at the Stearns Ballroom in the Stearns Hotel in downtown Ludington. Tickets are $75 or $130 per couple and are available here, which includes one free beer, dinner and appetizers including prime rib. Gamers will leave with prizes and a…

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Local director’s newest film “God’s Not Dead 2” is a bold stance for Christians.

April 11, 2016
Local director’s newest film “God’s Not Dead 2” is a bold stance for Christians.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Over the weekend, I watched a very scary movie, it was titled “God’s Not Dead 2.” This movie, a piece of fiction inspired by true events, is scary because it’s about an Arkansas high school history teacher who was lecturing about the passive resistance movements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi. During the…

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Franz to serve as delegate at national GOP convention.

April 11, 2016
Franz to serve as delegate at national GOP convention.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. ONEKAMA — State Representative Ray Franz will be among the delegates representing  Michigan’s First Congressional District during the Republican National Convention to be held in Cleveland July 18-21. The First Congressional District includes the entire Upper Peninsula and about a third of the northern Lower Peninsula, including the northern portion of Mason County and all of…

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‘Be on the lookout’ call for reckless driver yields arrest.

April 11, 2016
‘Be on the lookout’ call for reckless driver yields arrest.

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 47-year-old Grand Rapids woman was arrested by Mason County sheriff deputies on numerous charges Friday, April 8, at 3:38 p.m. at US 10 and Nelson Road after a “be on the lookout” was dispatched regarding a reckless driver on US 10, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The woman was arrested for driving while…

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