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Drugs, stolen car among police activity

March 31, 2015
Drugs, stolen car among police activity

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. – 5:53 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), one-vehicle crash, no injuries, Pere Marquette Hwy. north of First St., PM Twp. – 10:55 a.m., (Michigan State Police), domestic assault, 9000 block of E. Filburn, Custer Twp.…

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Ludington man dies after skiing accident.

March 31, 2015
Ludington man dies after skiing accident.

THOMPSONVILLE (Benzie Co.) — Ludington resident Mark Knee died following a skiing accident at Crystal Mountain Resort. According to Upnorthlive.com, the 40-year-old crashed into a tree on the west edge of the intermediate-level trail, Abbey Road, on the North Face slopes about 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Knee reportedly was wearing a helmet and witnesses said he appeared to lose control at a fast rate of…

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Sheriff: Foul play unlikely in Hamlin man’s death.

March 30, 2015

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TWP. — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office is likely to rule out foul play in the death of Hamlin Township resident Cody L. Bowden. Bowden, 26 was found dead by family members on family-owned property Sunday morning. Family members had not been in contact with him since Friday, Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said. “On…

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Slippery roads cause crashes

March 30, 2015
Slippery roads cause crashes

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. AMBER TWP. — A 27 year-old Bryon Center woman was injured Sunday, March 29, at 4:11 p.m. after she lost control of her vehicle on the icy roadway at Stiles and Decker roads and it…

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Detectives investigating suspicious death in Hamlin.

March 29, 2015
Detectives investigating suspicious death in Hamlin.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TWP. — Detectives from Mason County Sheriff’s Office are on scene of what is being described as a “suspicious death” near West Jagger Road east of North Lakeshore Drive. Late Sunday morning, sheriff deputies, Hamlin Township Fire Dept. medical first responders and Life EMS ambulance were called to a report of a deceased male in…

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