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Mind Trekkers science festival at WSCC

April 22, 2014
Mind Trekkers science festival at WSCC

VICTORY TWP. — Can you walk on water? Make ice cream in 60 seconds? Float a magnet in mid-air with no strings attached? Thanks to AT&T Michigan and the Michigan Technological University Mind Trekkers, middle and high school students from the area will have the chance to try their hand at these and other science “magic tricks,” at West Shore…

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Branch man arrested for drunk driving

April 22, 2014
Branch man arrested for drunk driving

BRANCH TWP. — Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 47-year-old Branch man for drunk driving. The man was charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, third offense, following a traffic stop at U.S. 10 and Benson Road at 8:30 p.m. Other activity of the sheriff’s office for Monday, April 21, 2014 included: – 6:13 a.m.: Car/deer crash,…

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Michigan fire season builds during wildfire prevention week

April 22, 2014

Most of Michigan’s wildfires occur in the spring – April, May and June. According to the Department of Natural Resources, which is responsible for wildland fire protection on 30 million acres of state and private land, April is when wildfires start becoming a problem. During the state’s annual observance of Wildfire Prevention Week, April 20-26, the DNR reminds the public about the dangers of…

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Governor tours FloraCraft: ‘This really gets me fired up.’

April 21, 2014
Governor tours FloraCraft: ‘This really gets me fired up.’

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — “It’s great to see a company as successful as this,” Gov. Rick Snyder said after he took a tour of the FloraCraft plant in Ludington Monday afternoon. “It was an honor to have him here,” said Jim Scatena, CEO/president of FloraCraft, the world’s largest supplier of Styrofoam products for the craft and floral display…

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Scottville budget calls for small pay increases

April 21, 2014

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.   SCOTTVILLE — City employees may be getting a small raise if the 2014/2015 budget is approved. A public hearing on the next fiscal year’s budget will be held this afternoon during the regular meeting of the city commission, which is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. City Manager Amy Williams reports that both revenues and expenditures are…

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