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Slushy roads cause a spree of crashes.

December 9, 2014
Slushy roads cause a spree of crashes.

LUDINGTON — Deputies from the Mason County Sheriff’s Office responded to nine car crashes Monday, Dec. 8, on slushy roads. – 11:02 a.m., a 56-year-old Pentwater woman received minor injuries after her vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree, Kinney and Walhalla, Logan Twp. – 11:20 a.m., one-vehicle crash, no injury, US-31 Freeway near Pere Marquette Hwy., Pere Marquette…

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State police respond to crashes.

December 9, 2014
State police respond to crashes.

Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post responded to a series of crashes in Mason County Monday, Dec. 8, caused by slippery road conditions. – 12:36 p.m., one-car property damage accident, Stiles and Decker rds., Amber Twp. – 3:10 p.m., one-car property damage accident, Rasmussen and Myers rds., Pere Marquette Twp. – 4:35 p.m., one-car property damage accident, Hawley…

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One injured in Riverton crash.

December 9, 2014
One injured in Riverton crash.

RIVERTON TWP. — A 25-year-old Ludington woman in a single vehicle crash at the corner of Meisenheimer and Schwass roads Tuesday morning. The crash occurred just before noon. The woman was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo east on Meisenheimer Road when she hit a patch of slush, according to a Mason County sheriff’s deputy on scene. The vehicle then…

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2 teens injured in Gordon Rd. rollover.

December 8, 2014
2 teens injured in Gordon Rd. rollover.

AMBER TWP. — Two teenaged females were injured in a rollover crash on Gordon Road north of Hansen Road Monday afternoon. The Ford Explorer they were riding in was heading north on Gordon when it appeared to have slid off the road and flipped over. Initial reports indicated the two were trapped in the vehicle. However, they were freed before…

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2 ESD career tech students diagnosed with whooping cough.

December 8, 2014

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. VICTORY TWP. — Two students who attend the West Shore Educational Service District’s afternoon classes on the campus of West Shore Community College have been diagnosed with pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough. Principal Lynda Matson said the students attend Onekama High School. One is in the ESD’s Career Technical Education culinary arts program and the…

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