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College offices closed Friday.

January 7, 2016

VICTORY TOWNSHIP – West Shore Community College offices will be closed on Friday, January 8, while the faculty and staff participate in a winter semester in-service. The College will close in order to promote professional development and training in a day-long series of concurrent, multi-disciplinary workshops. This will also provide faculty, administrative and support staff an opportunity to network and…

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MCC to hold needs assessment meeting Jan. 13.

January 6, 2016

SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central Public Schools is inviting the public to attend a meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 to discuss the district’s classrooms, buildings, grounds, and facilities in general. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at the high school library. If people are unable to attend but would like to share comments they can email…

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Warrant arrests, car/deer crashes among police activity.

January 6, 2016
Warrant arrests, car/deer crashes among police activity.

The following is local law enforcement activity Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2015: – 7:30 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Scottville and Conrad roads, Custer Township. – 9:04 a.m., (MCSO), damaged property – mailbox, 2000 block of Lenz Rd., Pere Marquette Township. – 4:58 p.m., (MCSO), illegal dumping, 100 block of North Jebavy Dr., PM Township. – 5:49…

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Home invader sent to jail.

January 5, 2016
Home invader sent to jail.

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 25-year-old Mount Morris, Michigan man was sentenced Tuesday, Jan. 5, in 51st Circuit Court to serve six months up front of a one-year discretionary jail sentence for a conviction of second-degree home invasion. In exchange for Michael Scott Bailey’s guilty plea last November, six felony counts were dismissed, which include three felony…

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Ludington woman faces prison for receiving, concealing.

January 5, 2016
Ludington woman faces prison for receiving, concealing.

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 35-year-old Ludington woman who pleaded guilty Tuesday, Jan. 5, in 51st Circuit Court to receiving and concealing stolen property more than $1,000/less than $20,000 and second-offense habitual offender faces to two to seven years in prison. Andrea Benet King Pena, of 309 N. Washington Ave., testified that on Oct. 29 she found…

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