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VIDEO: Fire in Free Soil destroys pole barn, vehicles 

May 19, 2023

VIDEO: Fire in Free Soil destroys pole barn, vehicles  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief FREE SOIL — Fire destroyed a pole barn Friday morning in the Village of Free Soil. Fire units were initially dispatched to 2624 E. Blaine Street at 9:49 a.m. According to Free Soil/Meade Fire Department Chief Vince Williams, the 40-feet by 50-feet building was fully engulfed in…

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NEWS ALERT: Fire in Free Soil

May 19, 2023

NEWS ALERT: Fire in Free Soil FREE SOIL — Firefighters are currently on scene of a barn fire on Blaine Street the village of Free Soil.  

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911 call reporting drug overdose leads to warrant arrest

May 19, 2023

911 call reporting drug overdose leads to warrant arrest SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP — A 43-year-old Ludington man was arrested following a 911 call reporting an alleged drug overdose in the 2400 block of 21st Street Thursday, May 18, shortly after 12:30 a.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “As deputies arrived, they observed a vehicle attempting to leave the driveway,”…

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Cyclist hurt after crossing head-on into path of pick-up truck

May 19, 2023

Cyclist hurt after crossing head-on into path of pick-up truck PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 30-year-old Ludington man received serious injuries after he rode his bicycle northbound on Meyers Road from US 10 and crossed head-on into the path of a southbound 2012 Dodge Ram pickup, driven by a 37-year-old Fountain woman Thursday, May 18, shortly before  5 p.m., according…

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Girl, 13, sustains critical injuries in ORV crash

May 19, 2023

Girl, 13, sustains critical injuries in ORV crash VICTORY TOWNSHIP — A 13-year-old Scottville girl was critically injured after she was ejected from an ORV that overturned Thursday, May 18, around 2:30 p.m. on Millerton Road west of US 31, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “The victim was flown by Aeromed to DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids with critical…

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