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Sheriff’s office responds to non-injury crashes Tuesday as well.

January 13, 2016
Sheriff’s office responds to non-injury crashes Tuesday as well.

The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016: – 6:33 a.m., slide-off, no damage/no injury, Pere Marquette Hwy. and Iris Rd., PM Township. – 7 a.m., car/deer crash, no injuries, Jebavy Dr. and Fisher Rd., Hamlin Township. – 6:30 p.m., car/deer crash, no injuries, Fountain and Stephens roads, Sherman Township. The police news is…

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Children in critical condition following Tuesday’s crash.

January 13, 2016
Children in critical condition following Tuesday’s crash.

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Five-year-old Emmett VonSprecken and his 6-year-old sister Abigale are listed in critical condition Wednesday morning, Jan. 13, at Helen DeVos Hospital Children’s Hospital following a two-vehicle crash Tuesday on US 10 west of Meyers Road, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The crash occurred at 1:51 p.m. when a 1999 Ford pickup, driven by 48-year-old…

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March for Life is Sunday.

January 13, 2016

LUDINGTON — Right to Life of Mason County’s annual Memorial Service and March for Life will be held Sunday, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. at Community Church, 109 N. Harrison St. The event commemorates the 43rd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Roe vs. Wade, allowing the legalization of abortion. The event begins with a 2 p.m. memorial…

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More details on U.S. 10 crash that injured 2 children. Highway reopened. 

January 12, 2016
More details on U.S. 10 crash that injured 2 children. Highway reopened. 

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — More details have been released on the two-vehicle crash that occurred earlier this afternoon on U.S. 10 near the Mason County Fairgrounds. Two children, ages 5 and 6 were seriously injured as a result of the crash, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The crash involved a 1999 Ford Ranger pickup…

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Road commission crews will concentrate on highways, major roads tonight.

January 12, 2016

SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Road Commission has announced that its evening crews will be focusing on state highways and major county roads tonight. “The National Weather Service is forecasting continued dangerous travel conditions with blowing snow over the roadways,” said Wayne Schoonover, manager/director of Mason County Road Commission. “This is creating rapid changes in the road conditions and visibility. Time…

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