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Fire authority board seeks raises.

February 16, 2015

SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Rural Fire Authority board is requesting its members receive a $15 per meeting increase. Currently, the members of the fire authority board receive $35 per board meeting attended. The board meets 12 times a year. The Mason County Rural Fire Authority is governed by a five person board representing the areas covered by the authority.…

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The day after…

February 15, 2015
The day after…

HAMLIN TWP. — How bad were the roads Saturday? When Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole warned motorists to stay off the road, the warning was personal. A sheriff’s patrol car became stuck on North Lakeshore Drive early in the afternoon. Sheriff Cole reported on his Facebook page that after waiting nearly seven hours for help, the deputy finally abandoned the…

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Multiple church services canceled Sunday.

February 14, 2015
Multiple church services canceled Sunday.

Closings and cancelations are sponsored by Smith & Eddy Insurance of Scottville, Manistee and Ludington. Multiple church services have been canceled for Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015. Here is the list we have accumulated. If you are aware of a canceling or closing (and have authority to pass that information to the public) please send us a Facebook message or email…

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Road commission pulls plow trucks; police urge motorists to STAY OFF ROADS

February 14, 2015
Road commission pulls plow trucks; police urge motorists to STAY OFF ROADS

LUDINGTON — The Valentine’s Day storm is so severe that the Mason County Road Commission has pulled their plow trucks until further notice, a Mason County Sheriff’s Office special statement issued at 5:44 p.m. reported. “The Mason County Board of Commissioners, Mason County Sheriff and Michigan State Police are urging motorists to STAY OFF THE ROADS in Mason County until this…

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Not such a sweet of Valentine’s: Crashes shut down highways.

February 14, 2015
Not such a sweet of Valentine’s: Crashes shut down highways.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  Multiple crashes were reported in Mason and Oceana counties between 3 and 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon, two of them closing down highways. The first crash involved multiple vehicles on northbound U.S. 31 south of the Mason County line in Oceana County. A witness traveling south reported seeing many vehicles stopped along with highway with several vehicles…

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