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Etchison is Homemaker of the Year.

August 11, 2016
Etchison is Homemaker of the Year.

#WesternMichiganFair #HomemakerOfTheYear By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Char Etchison of Riverton Township didn’t expect to win Homemaker of the Year when she entered exhibits in the Western Michigan Fair’s open class competition. She called it an honor when she was given the award Wednesday night at the fair. Etchison made a patriotic quilt and a dragon-themed quilt…

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GPS unit stolen from vehicle.

August 11, 2016
GPS unit stolen from vehicle.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A GPS unit was stolen from a vehicle Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 11:42 a.m. on Barnhart Road, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Other Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Wednesday includes: 11:45 a.m., two-vehicle crash, no injuries, US 10-31 and Brye Road, Amber Township. 12:42 p.m,. harassment, 2400 block of Benson Road, Sheridan Township.…

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Duo charged with 8 felonies following overnight break-ins.

August 10, 2016
Duo charged with 8 felonies following overnight break-ins.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews #Fountain SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — A 25-year-old Fountain man and a 37-year-old Fountain man are being charged with eight felonies apiece in connection with two break-ins overnight. “On Tuesday, Aug. 9, at approximately 11:10 p.m., Mason County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported breaking and entering to a pole building on East Mavis Road,” states a press release from…

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Idlewild man arrested on 3 warrants, DWLS charge.

August 10, 2016
Idlewild man arrested on 3 warrants, DWLS charge.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A 42-year-old Idlewild man was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office on three outstanding warrants and for driving while license suspended (DWLS) following a traffic stop Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 5:37 p.m. on US 10, west of Benson Road. The warrants are for contempt of court – failure to appear for operating under the…

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Ludington resident elected national director for Catholic Daughters of America.

August 10, 2016
Ludington resident elected national director for Catholic Daughters of America.

#MasonCountyNews Marialice Sagan was recently elected national director for the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, one of the oldest and largest organizations of Catholic women in the Americas(www.catholicdaughters.org).  She was elected at the organization’s 56th Biennial National Convention in Pittsburgh, attended by 919 members, voting delegates and clergy from across the country. As a national director, Sagan is part of…

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