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Great Lakes Energy sends local students to Washington.

July 26, 2016
Great Lakes Energy sends local students to Washington.

#MasonCountyEducation WASHINGTON, D.C. — Six students representing Great Lakes Energy Cooperative were among 1,700 high school students who attended the June 11-16 Youth Tour hosted by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) in Washington, DC. Those attending from Great Lakes Energy included Cody DeVries of New Era, Daly Narmore of Custer, Morgan Graeber of St. Joseph, Marie Groenink of Ellsworth, Spencer…

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Police respond to several domestic violence complaints.

July 26, 2016
Police respond to several domestic violence complaints.

#MasonCountyNews    #MasonCountyPoliceNews Law enforcement responded to several domestic violence complaints on Monday, July 25, 2016. Here is the activity report for that day:  1:42 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), domestic violence, 300 W. Ludington Avenue, City of Ludington. 2:19 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), a 32-year-old Fountain man was arrested for domestic assault following a 911 call from a residence, 7900…

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Cash stolen during Amber Township business break-in.

July 25, 2016
Cash stolen during Amber Township business break-in.

#MasonCountyNews    #MasonCountyPoliceNews AMBER TOWNSHIP — An undisclosed amount of cash was reportedly stolen during a breaking and entering Sunday, July 24, at 9:25 a.m., at Walter’s Fisheries, 4728 W. Sixth St., according to the Mason County Sheriff’s Office. Other recent police activity includes: Thursday, July 21, 2016: 2:05 a.m., (Michigan State Police), a 17-year-old Branch man, a 17-year-old Ludington…

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Lightning strike causes damage to Victory Twp. home.

July 24, 2016
Lightning strike causes damage to Victory Twp. home.

#MasonCountyNews #VictoryTownship By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Fire caused by a lightning strike caused extensive damage to the residence of Rod and Paddy Baker, 3353 W. Dewey Road, Sunday morning. Paddy Baker said she had just gotten out of bed, around 7:30 a.m., when she heard a loud cracking noise hit her house. “It literally took me off…

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Motorcycle crash victim identified.

July 23, 2016
Motorcycle crash victim identified.

#MasonCountyNews #GrantTownship GRANT TOWNSHIP — Gerald Jerome Niemiec, 54, of Ludington died Friday afternoon following a single vehicle crash on US 31 north of Freeman Road.  The crash occurred when Niemiec’s southbound 1969 Harley Davidson Spirit three-wheeled motorcycle ran off the right side of the road, went through a ditch and struck a house at 7953 N. US 31. It…

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