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2 dead following PM Highway crash

July 31, 2014
2 dead following PM Highway crash

UPDATED. By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Two people are dead following a car/semi crash on Pere Marquette Highway. The crash occurred shortly after noon on Thursday. According to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole, a small Chevrolet car was making a U-turn just south of the southbound U.S. 31 onramp when it drove into the path of an…

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1 dead following car/semi crash on PM Highway

July 31, 2014
1 dead following car/semi crash on PM Highway

MCP will not post any other details or photographs of the vehicles until the sheriff’s office has notified families of the crash.  By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — One person is dead following a car/semi crash on Pere Marquette Highway. The crash occurred shortly after noon on Thursday. According to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole, a small Chevrolet…

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Judge will decide in 2 weeks if Phillips case to be bound over

July 31, 2014
Judge will decide in 2 weeks if Phillips case to be bound over

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — The decision of binding the murder case against a 22-year-old Victory Township man will be made within the next two weeks. Closing arguments were held this morning in the 79th District Court preliminary examination against Sean Michael Phillips. The hearing was held today after a three month adjournment. Sean Michael Phillips of Victory Township,…

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Sheriff’s office looking for B&E suspect

July 31, 2014
Sheriff’s office looking for B&E suspect

LUDINGTON — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Raymond Allen Anthony, 37. Allen is wanted on two felony burglary warrants out of Mason County. One of the warrants carries six counts of breaking and entering. The warrants stem from B&E cases at Marek’s Auto Parts, Alway’s Antiques and Alway’s Service Center, all in…

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Old engine show starts today

July 31, 2014
Old engine show starts today

SCOTTVILLE — The 41st annual Western Michigan Old Engine Club show kicked off today at Scottville Riverside Park. Admission is $5 for adults; kids 12 and under are free. Today’s highlight activity includes a garden tractor dead weight pull beginning at 2 p.m. The show continues through Saturday. For a schedule of events, click here.

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