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Citizens, agencies honored for trying to save Trooper Butterfield

April 14, 2014
Citizens, agencies honored for trying to save Trooper Butterfield

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — A special recognition ceremony honoring those who were part of the emergency response to the Sept. 9, 2013 murder of Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield was held this afternoon at the Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce/Mason County Airport complex. Connie Helton along with Chuck and Shannon Comstock were the…

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Road closures throughout the county

April 14, 2014

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. Heavy wind and rain Saturday night along with heavy rain Sunday night have created hazardous road conditions in parts of Mason County. Emergency and road crews have been out throughout the day assessing damage to area roads. “We have numerous reports of roads covered with several inches of water and some starting to washout,” said Mason…

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Deputies kept busy over weekend

April 14, 2014

Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office were kept busy over the weekend. Much of their time was spent working on the damage caused by Saturday night’s storm in southwestern Mason County. They also made several arrests. Here’s the activity report of the MCSO from April 11 to April 13, 2014:   April 11, 2014. 3:19 a.m.: Disturbance/warrant arrest, 500 block…

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Updated roads list

April 14, 2014

Road conditions effected by the weekend storm continue to change. The following list is of road conditions as of 5 p.m., Monday, April 14. Road Damage/Impacts as of  4-14-14 Closed – Water Issues/Water Over Roadway: Amber Rd. South of Decker Rd. Angling Rd. between Jebavy and Beaune Rd Appleton Rd. South of Meisenheimer Rd. Beyer Rd. West of Custer Rd.…

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Storm was a rare micro downburst, weather service says; witnesses saw funnel clouds

April 13, 2014
Storm was a rare micro downburst, weather service says; witnesses saw funnel clouds

Vandenheuvel By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. SUMMIT TWP. — Saturday night’s destruction was caused by a rare micro downburst, according to the National Weather Service. However, some eyewitnesses claim they saw what looked like funnel clouds moments before the heavy winds hit southwestern Mason County. Sally Weisner looked out her window Saturday night around 8:15 p.m. and saw what she described…

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