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Firefighters act fast, extinguish house fire

April 17, 2014
Firefighters act fast, extinguish house fire

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  HAMLIN TWP. — Four people and their dog were able to safely get out of their house during a fire this morning. Hamlin Township and Pere Marquette Township fire departments were called to the Janice Hansen residence at 2486 N. Jebavy Drive around 8 a.m. A deputy from Mason County Sheriff’s Office was the first to…

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MCC teacher in critical care following hit and run

April 16, 2014
MCC teacher in critical care following hit and run

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  UPDATED. PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Mason County Central Middle School teacher and local businessman Scott Dumas was the victim of Wednesday afternoon’s hit and run crash. The 50-year-old Amber Township resident was walking through the Shop-N-Save parking lot around 4 p.m. when he was struck by a car driven by a Ludington man. The driver left…

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Body of man found on beach identified

April 16, 2014
Body of man found on beach identified

LUDINGTON — The man whose body was found washed up on the far north end of Ludington State Park was Allen Townsend, 48, of Sheboygan, Wisc. Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said authorities from Sheboygan contacted his department this afternoon and stated that Townsend had been missing since November 2013. The identification was based on the race and tattoo of…

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Amber Township man struck by hit-and-run driver

April 16, 2014
Amber Township man struck by hit-and-run driver

The name of the victim is not being released until family can be notified. By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  UPDATED. PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — A 50-year-old Amber Township resident was struck by a vehicle while he was walking in the Shop-N-Save parking lot around 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. The driver of the vehicle left the scene. The male victim was taken…

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Race of body found identified, man had 2 tattoos

April 16, 2014
Race of body found identified, man had 2 tattoos

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TWP. — An autopsy was performed this morning on the body found north of Big Point Sable Lighthouse Tuesday night. Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said the body was that of a black male who was 5-foot, 11-inches tall and weighing approximately 180 pounds. See previous story for more details.  “The deceased had two identifiable…

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