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Barnett, Geers named sports hall of fame student athletes of the year

June 16, 2014
Barnett, Geers named sports hall of fame student athletes of the year

LUDINGTON — The Mason County Sports Hall of Fame has announced its 2013-14 Male and Female Student-Athletes  of the Year. Mason County Central’s Chase Barnett was named the Male Student-Athlete of the Year and Mason County Central’s Madison Geers was named the Female Student-Athlete of the Year. “The Mason County Sports Hall of Fame is honored to recognize not only…

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Logging accident victim identified

June 16, 2014

EDEN TWP. — Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole has released the identity of the man who was killed in the logging accident Friday afternoon. John L. Short, 46, of Whitehall, was killed when a tree he was cutting struck him in the head. At 1:33 p.m., the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, Riverton Fire Dept., Custer Fire Dept. and Carr Area…

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Warrant sought for woman attempting to smuggle drugs into jail

June 16, 2014

Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office are seeking a warrant for the arrest of a 34-year-old Ludington woman after she was caught attempting to smuggle methadone pills into the Mason County Jail Friday. Other activity of the sheriff’s office for the weekend of June 13 through June 15 included: June 13, 2014: – 1:31 a.m.: Suspicious situation call, 6600 block…

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Henderson appointed president of regional tour

June 16, 2014

PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Brandy Henderson, executive director of the Ludington Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, has been appointed to serve as president of Michigan’s Great Outdoors (MGO), a six-county regional tourism organization representing Manistee, Mason, Lake, Oceana, Wexford and Newaygo counties. Established in 2003, the organization serves as a marketing collaborative with a mission to promote tourism for a…

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Fire destroys family cottage

June 16, 2014
Fire destroys family cottage

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — A cottage that had been in a family for generations was destroyed by fire early Monday morning. Patrick Shinn said he and his wife, Carleen, were woken by a noise just after midnight. He said something had been getting into their trash lately, so he suspected that is what is was. “Then,…

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