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Outside agencies called to investigate inmate death; name released.

September 25, 2014

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Undersheriffs from Oceana and Newaygo counties have been called into assist with the investigation of the apparent suicide death of Timothy Stamp at the Mason County Jail Tuesday afternoon. Stamp had been in the Mason County Jail since Sept. 18 when he was arrested by Ludington Police Department on a parole violation, according to…

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County jail inmate dies of apparent suicide.

September 24, 2014

LUDINGTON — An inmate at the Mason County Jail died Tuesday afternoon, according to a press release from Sheriff Kim Cole. The sheriff reports at 5:08 p.m., sheriff’s office corrections officers were serving meals and found an inmate unresponsive. Three deputies initiated CPR and notified Life EMS ambulance. The inmate, whose name is being withheld pending notification of extended family,…

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Deputies respond to several crashes Tuesday.

September 24, 2014
Deputies respond to several crashes Tuesday.

The Sheriff’s Report is brought to you by Carter Lumber, 2323 U.S. 10-31, Ludington, 231-757-9000;www.carterlumber.com. Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office responded to three crashes Tuesday, non of them resulted in injuries. A fourth crash, with injuries, took place around 5 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 10 and Meyers Road, but the primary law enforcement agency there was Michigan…

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Cowboy Action Shoot Competition.

September 24, 2014

SHERMAN TWP. — The Fin & Feather Club will be holding a Cowboy Action Shoot Competition on Saturday, Sept. 27 at its grounds on North Darr Road. The competition takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the public is invited to attend for free. The competitions are held monthly on the fourth Saturday of the month.

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College introduces book of the semester.

September 24, 2014

VICTORY TWP. — This fall, West Shore Community College is joining the Michigan Humanities Council’s Great Michigan Read, a project to deepen an understanding of Michigan’s society and history. The book selected for this project, Steve Luxenberg’s “Annie’s Ghosts,” is being read in colleges and communities across Michigan and the author will visit WSCC on Oct. 6 – 7.  Two of his…

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