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Governor orders flags lowered to honor fallen deputy.

December 10, 2014

LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder today ordered U.S. flags within the state Capitol complex and on all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff on Friday, Dec. 12 in honor of former Ingham County Sheriff’s Deputy Grant William Whitaker, who died Sunday. Whitaker, 25, of Stockbridge, died in the line of duty as the result of injuries sustained from a…

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Ludington man sent to prison for third-offense domestic violence

December 10, 2014
Ludington man sent to prison for third-offense domestic violence

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 40-year-old Ludington man was sentenced to three to 10 years in a Michigan Department of Corrections prison Tuesday, Dec. 9, in 51st Circuit Court for third-offense domestic violence. Adam Wayne Nelson, of 503 First St., was found guilty by a jury, Nov. 20. He was also convicted by the court of habitual…

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Deputies busy with crash, verbal disputes

December 10, 2014
Deputies busy with crash, verbal disputes

RIVERTON TWP. — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office was called to the scene of a personal injury accident at Meisenheimer and Schwass roads (see related story) and responded to two verbal disputes and one verbal domestic situation Tuesday. The following is MCSO activity for Tuesday, Dec.9, 2014: – 8:46 a.m., suspicious vehicle, First St. near Brye Rd., Amber Twp., case…

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PM Twp. seeks input on recreation plan.

December 10, 2014

PERE MARQUETTE TWP. – Pere Marquette Charter Township has begun the development of a new five-year township recreation plan.  As part of the process township officials are seeking input from residents and visitors through a survey currently posted on the township’s website: www.pmtwp.org.  The survey link is located on the home page under “Latest News” and can also be found…

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Newly designed Ford F-150 arrives at local dealership.

December 9, 2014
Newly designed Ford F-150 arrives at local dealership.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TWP. — Great Lakes Ford has become one of the first dealerships in the country to have a newly re-designed F-150 pickup in stock. The model was released for sale last week. One of the major changes is the aluminum body, making the truck 800 pounds lighter than the previous model, which has been the…

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