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West Michigan Works: Amber Elk Ranch.

July 30, 2015
West Michigan Works: Amber Elk Ranch.

  By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  AMBER TOWNSHIP — Are you looking for a unique experience in your own town? I think Amber Elk Ranch should be on the top of the list as one of the best tourist attractions in Mason County, and west Michigan. This gem, located on 120 acres at 2688 W. Conrad Road between Ludington and Scottville, features…

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Crashes, domestic assault among police activity

July 30, 2015
Crashes, domestic assault among police activity

The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. LUDINGTON — A 19-year-old Manistee woman was issued a citation by the Ludington Police Department for disregarding a stop sign after the vehicle she was driving struck a vehicle driven by a 52-year-old Ludington woman Wednesday, July 29, at 7:38 p.m. at the…

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Ontario man arrested at laundromat for domestic assault

July 29, 2015
Ontario man arrested at laundromat for domestic assault

The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com.   CUSTER — A 42-year-old Maidstone, Ontario, Canada man was arrested for domestic assault by troopers from the Hart post of the Michigan State Police at the laundromat on US-10 Tuesday, July 28, at 7:47 p.m. The suspect was lodged in the…

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WSCC rec center to be closed for repairs.

July 29, 2015

VICTORY TOWNSHIP – The West Shore Community College Recreation Center will be closed August 7 – 16, while a dam standpipe, underneath the access road to the athletic facility, is replaced. In preparation for the construction, the pond, which is formed by the dam, has been lowered approximately six inches per day since early July. According to Scott Ward, Vice president…

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Cut fiber optic line disrupts 911 phone lines

July 29, 2015

WEARE TWP. (Oceana Co.) — A cut fiber optic line caused Mason-Oceana 911 emergency phone lines to go down Tuesday night, July 28, after 9 p.m., but the problem was repaired Wednesday morning, July 29, at 3:25 a.m. Emergency calls had to be rerouted to Muskegon County Central Dispatch, which forwarded the calls and information to Mason-Oceana. At 9:22 p.m.,…

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