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Deputies arrest 75-year-old for domestic violence

May 14, 2014

HAMLIN TWP. — Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 75-year-old man Tuesday on the charge of domestic violence. The alleged incident took place in the 4600 block of West Decker Road at 10:22 p.m. Deputies also arrested a 46-year-old Scottville man on two friend of the court warrants from Grand Traverse County. The man was arrested at Thornwild…

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Vehicle rolls over after attempting to pass tractor

May 13, 2014
Vehicle rolls over after attempting to pass tractor

SHERMAN TWP. — A 49-year-old Alto man was uninjured after his pickup truck rolled over on U.S. 31 between Sugar Grove and Decker roads Tuesday afternoon around 2:15 p.m. Law enforcement on the scene said the man was following a southbound tractor, owned by Larsen’s Farms and attempted to pass the tractor on the right as the tractor made a…

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Bomb threat at Rite Aid

May 13, 2014
Bomb threat at Rite Aid

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — A bomb threat was called into the Rite Aid pharmacy at the intersection of Ludington Avenue and Jackson Road around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Employees and customers were swiftly evacuated and law enforcement and fire personnel were called to the scene. Ludington Police Chief Mark Barnett said several Rite Aids have recently been targeted…

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Dumas at home, continues to recover; family needs helping planting hop

May 13, 2014
Dumas at home, continues to recover; family needs helping planting hop

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TWP. — Scott Dumas, the Mason County Central Middle School teacher who was a victim of a hit and run crash last month, is back home, after almost a month in the hospital. Dumas has a long road of recovery ahead, but his wife, Kathy, reports that he has exceeded doctors’ expectations. “It feels so…

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Fountain man accidentally shoots himself in hand

May 13, 2014

FREE SOIL TWP. — An 87-year-old Fountain man accidentally shot himself in the hand Monday afternoon while attempting to load a gun. Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office, along with medical first responders from Free Soil/Meade Fire Department and EMTs from Life EMS ambulance responded to the 3900 block of East Townline Road at 4:56 p.m. Other activity of the…

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