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Hundreds expected for antique sale today in Scottville

March 20, 2014
Hundreds expected for antique sale today in Scottville

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  SCOTTVILLE — Neil Frick was more than just an antique dealer. He was a historian. While his store at 123 N. Main St. was called Frick’s Old Country Store, it really served more as a museum than a retail outlet. Neil, who died last July at the age 87, loved to collect items that had a…

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5 people involved in Jebavy Drive crash

March 19, 2014
5 people involved in Jebavy Drive crash

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Five people were involved in a two vehicle crash on North Jebavy Drive around 3:40 p.m. this afternoon. The crash occurred when a black Ford pickup truck was pulling out of 174 N. Jebavy Dr. and was struck in the side by a red Ford pickup that was heading southbound. The black…

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Door-to-door salesmen cause stir on Facebook

March 19, 2014

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  A post on Facebook suggesting that there are people going door to door posing as sales people and staking out homes to rob has gone viral. However, the people are actually real sales people, selling Kirby vacuums. The post was made Saturday by Autumn Adamczak. It read: ATTENTION EVERYONE IN MASON COUNTY ! There is two…

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Coastal water trail to debut this spring

March 18, 2014
Coastal water trail to debut this spring

LUDINGTON — Kayakers and canoeists who enjoy navigating the shoreline of Lake Michigan will find their voyage a little easier this year. The Sable Points Coastal Water Trail will debut. The trail is being spearheaded by the Mason-Lake and Oceana conversation districts. “We are traditionally known as an organization that works with farmers,” said Jordan DeVries, administrator of the Mason-Lake…

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Oceana suspect’s crime spree has Mason County links

March 18, 2014
Oceana suspect’s crime spree has Mason County links

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. HART — Detectives from Oceana County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a Hart man who is suspected in several breaking and entering incidents in Oceana and Mason counties. Daryl Eugene Essex, 32, has been charged with five multiple count warrants which include breaking and entering, home invasion, larceny of firearms, felon in possession of firearm and habitual…

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