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Deputies busy with crashes

August 22, 2023

Deputies busy with crashes PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP  — A 24-year-old Free Soil man and a 30 year-old Scottville woman both received minor injuries after the vehicles they were driving collided head-on on Chauvez Road west of Brye Road Monday, Aug. 21, shortly after 1:30 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Other Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Monday, Aug.…

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Conservation district to host annual farm tour Aug. 31

August 22, 2023

Conservation district to host annual farm tour Aug. 31 FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — The Mason-Lake Conservation District will host its annual farm tour on Thursday, Aug. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m. Attendees will meet at Orchard Market, 8418 N. US 31. The free event is open to anyone, though topics are geared towards technical information for farmers. The tour…

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Pier to Pier Picnics offers sandwiches, wraps and smoothies on the go. 

August 21, 2023

Pier to Pier Picnics offers sandwiches, wraps and smoothies on the go.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Pier to Pier Picnics opened earlier this month, offering speciality sandwiches and wraps, healthy sides, smoothies, and crepes, along with fat tire bike and paddle board rentals. It is located on the north side of Loomis Street just east of James Street,…

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Trio involved in sex trafficking sting to appear in court next week

August 21, 2023

Trio involved in sex trafficking sting to appear in court next week By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Three men who were arrested earlier this month in a sex trafficking sting will appear in 79th District Court next week.  Steven Wayne Volpp, 58, of Hart, Kenneth Smith, 53, of Ormond Beach, Fla., and Gabriel Talevich, 20, of Wyoming, Mich., were…

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Woman allegedly kicks police officer in leg while being escorted out of hospital

August 21, 2023

Woman allegedly kicks police officer in leg while being escorted out of hospital LUDINGTON — A 40-year-old Ludington woman was arrested for trespassing and assaulting a police officer Saturday, Aug. 19, shortly after 9 p.m. after she refused to leave the Corewell Health Ludington Hospital when requested by staff and police, according to Cpt. Steve Wietrzykowski of the Ludington Police…

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