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Man pleads not guilty by reason of insanity to stabbing death

August 29, 2023

Man pleads not guilty by reason of insanity to stabbing death He will be committed indefinitely to the Center for Forensic Psychiatry  By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON — A 37-year-old Amber Township man pleaded “not guilty by reason of insanity” for the March 16, 2022 stabbing death of Kenneth Lee Schweitzer, 71, of Ludington during a pretrial hearing in Mason…

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Scottville woman injured in 2-car crash

August 29, 2023

Scottville woman injured in 2-car crash AMBER TOWNSHIP —A 62-year-old Scottville woman received “non-life-threatening injuries” following a two-vehicle crash Monday, Aug. 28, at 9:40 a.m. on US 10 west of the US 31 freeway, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole  The driver of the second vehicle — a 19-year-old Shelby man — was cited for failure to yield. Please…

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Filer Credit Union awarding teachers with $250 weekly grant

August 29, 2023

Filer Credit Union awarding teachers with $250 weekly grant Filer Credit Union is launching a program to help educators. Filer Teacher in Focus will award $250 a week throughout September to a local educator. The funds can be used for classroom supplies.  Nominations begin on Aug. 30 and end on Sept. 28. Recipients will be selected through a drawing which…

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Realtors donate to Lakeshore Children’s Advocacy Center

August 29, 2023

Realtors donate to Lakeshore Children’s Advocacy Center PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Mason Oceana Manistee Board of Realtors recently donated two $1,000 grants to the Lakeshore Children’s Advocacy Center. The funds will be used to provide essential services to child abuse victims in each of its locations, in Ludington and Manistee. Lakeshore Children’s Advocacy Center serves Manistee and Mason counties…

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Three people injured in rear-end crash

August 28, 2023

Three people injured in rear-end crash AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 75-year-old Walhalla man was injured after his vehicle rear-ended a vehicle that slowed down in front of him on US 10 west of Stiles Road Friday, Aug. 25, shortly after 11 a.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The occupants of the other vehicle — a 21-year-old Belleville man…

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