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UPDATE: One arrested following 3-car crash.

May 4, 2015
UPDATE: One arrested following 3-car crash.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — A 52-year-old Fountain man was arrested for driving with a suspended license following a three-car crash Monday afternoon. Two people were taken to the hospital following the crash at the intersection of U.S. 10 and Meyers Road Monday around 4:10 p.m. According to a witness, the crash occurred when a west-bound Ford F-150, driven by a…

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3 vehicle crash.

May 4, 2015
3 vehicle crash.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Two people were taken to the hospital following a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of U.S. 10 and Meyers Road Monday around 4:10 p.m. According to a witness, the crash occurred when a west-bound Ford F-150, driven by a 39-year-old Branch woman, went through a red light. That vehicle struck a Ford Taurus…

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Sheriff: inmate injures deputy; shoe store thieves flee on foot

May 4, 2015
Sheriff: inmate injures deputy; shoe store thieves flee on foot

The police news is sponsored by VanderHaag Car Sales of Scottville, 231-757-2727, www.vanderhaagcarsales.com and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com. LUDINGTON — A 33-year-old Mason County Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured Saturday, May 2, at 8:41 p.m. during an altercation with an inmate at the Mason County Jail, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The deputy,…

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Franz to speak about Prop. 1 in Custer Monday.

May 3, 2015
Franz to speak about Prop. 1 in Custer Monday.

CUSTER — The Custer Village Council will be hosting State Representative Ray Franz for a town-hall meeting Monday, May 4 at 6:30 p.m. at Custer Village Municipal building on U.S. 10.  Rep. Franz will speak about Proposal 1, the constitutional amendment that would raise the Michigan state sales tax 1 percent; voters will decide on the proposal on Tuesday, May 5. The village council will hold…

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David and Sandra Gibbs receive Community Service Award.

May 2, 2015
David and Sandra Gibbs receive Community Service Award.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TWP. — David and Sandra Gibbs received the 2014 Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Community Service Award during the chamber’s annual banquet Saturday at Lincoln Hills Golf Club. David and Sandra were nominated for the award because of their work as volunteers and board members of COVE (Communities Overcoming Violent Encounters). But, their…

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