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Closings/cancellations for Saturday, Jan. 25

January 24, 2014

The following are closings, cancellations or postponements for Saturday, Jan. 25. Please email any notices to editor@masoncountypress.com or text: 231-757-3202. You will need to identify yourself in the email or text. We will update this list as other announcements are made, and will post announcements at www.facebook.com/MasonCountyPress and www.twitter.com/MasonCoPress. Updated, 11:31 a.m., Jan. 25 – The Scottville library is closed.…

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Sheriff asking motorists to stay off roads

January 24, 2014

Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole is asking drivers to stay off the roads except for emergencies. Cole said the Mason County Road Commission is pulling its trucks off all secondary roads and will only be maintaining state highways and primary roads. Drifting and blowing snow is causing near white out conditions. Several traffic crashes are being reported including a five…

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Sheriff’s report for Jan. 23, 2014

January 24, 2014
Sheriff’s report for Jan. 23, 2014

The following is a report of the activity of Mason County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014: – 2:25 a.m.: Alarm activation, 7700 E. U.S. 10, Branch Twp. – 5:39 a.m.: Two vehicle broadside crash, no injuries, Pere Marquette Hwy. and Meisenheimer Rd., Summit Twp. – 5:45 a.m.: Car/deer crash, no injuries, Scottville and Meisenheimer roads, Eden Twp. –…

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Closings/cancellations for Jan. 24, 2014

January 24, 2014

Scottville Blizzard Blast, scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed. Youth League Bowling at Country Lanes is cancelled Saturday. Safe Harbor Credit Union will be closed Saturday due to weather. Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce office closing at 3 p.m. West Shore Community College offices and campus will close at 3 p.m. today. Ludington Boys Rec Basketball games (grades…

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Free foreclosure classes offered

January 23, 2014

Facing a foreclosure is one of the most difficult and stressful things a person can go through, and unfortunately there are individuals and business out there that try to take advantage of people in crisis. TrueNorth, a privately funded nonprofit organization based in Fremont, is offering foreclosure prevention classes in Ludington beginning in February. TrueNorth’s Center for Nonprofit Housing (CNH)…

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