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Several arrested over weekend for various offenses

February 24, 2014
Several arrested over weekend for various offenses

Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office arrested several people over the weekend. The following is the activity of the sheriff’s office road patrol from Feb. 21 to Feb. 23, 2014: Feb. 21: 9:29 a.m.: Two vehicle sideswipe crash, no injuries, Tuttle and Decker roads, Sherman Twp. 3:52 p.m.: A 22-year-old Allendale man was arrested on an outstanding Mason County Friend…

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Wife of murder suspect expected to testify today

February 24, 2014
Wife of murder suspect expected to testify today

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The fifth day of the trial against Eric John Knysz, the 20-year-old Irons man accused of murdering Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield in Free Soil Township, continues this morning. The trial began last Tuesday with a nearly 9-hour jury selection process. The first three witnesses called on Wednesday were the first people to…

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County will hold disaster drill Saturday

February 24, 2014

SCOTTVILLE – On Saturday, March 1, a comprehensive full-scale disaster exercise will be held in Mason County in cooperation with the National Weather Service Office in Grand Rapids and Verizon Wireless. In addition to all of the traditional emergency response agencies, Oakview Medical Care Facility staff will also be participating in the field level response component of this exercise. The…

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Librarian retiring after 38 years of service in Mason County

February 23, 2014
Librarian retiring after 38 years of service in Mason County

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  When I was a teen back in the 1980s, I developed an interest in local history. I would spend many afternoons at the Mason County Library in Scottville going through old newspaper clippings and books. Learning how to do research helped me develop a career as a journalist. Always there to help me was Bob Dickson,…

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4 arraigned this week in 79th District Court

February 22, 2014
4 arraigned this week in 79th District Court

By Allison Scarbrough. MCP Correspondent. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned this past week in front of Mason Coutny Magistrate Patricia Baker in 79th District Court:  Felonies –         William Dale Polston, 46, of 109 E. Foster, Apt. 1, Ludington, was arrested Feb. 17 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) for a felony of controlled substance possession. A preliminary exam is set…

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