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VIDEO: Fisher Road bridge is removed

May 17, 2023

VIDEO: Fisher Road bridge is removed Video by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief VICTORY TOWNSHIP — The Fisher Road bridge between Peterson and Victory Corner roads was removed this morning by Hardman Construction of Ludington. According to Eric Nelson, Mason County Road Commission highway engineer, the original bridge, that spans the Lincoln River, was built in 1900. In 1974, the deck of…

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Local prosecutors oppose juvenile lifer bills

May 17, 2023

Local prosecutors oppose juvenile lifer bills The prosecutors stress that the proposed legislation would leave victims without justice and decrease public safety. Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Lauren R. P. Kreinbrink and Oceana County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph J. Bizon announced they are joining most of the 83 Michigan county prosecuting attorneys in opposition to the juvenile lifer legislation poised to pass…

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Police news, posted May 17, 2023

May 17, 2023

Police news, posted May 17, 2023 The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, May 16, 2023: 7:39 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Tyndall Road south of Federal Forest Road #6442, Sweetwater Township in Lake County. 8:42 a.m., illegal dumping, 2600 block of North Campbell Road, Sheridan Township. 10:50 p.m., a 43-year-old Scottville woman was arrested for…

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Tools stolen during storage unit break-in

May 16, 2023

Tools stolen during storage unit break-in AMBER TOWNSHIP — A breaking and entering to a storage unit — involving the theft of tools — was reported to the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Monday, May 15, shortly before 11 a.m. in the 3600 block of West US 10, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Other MCSO activity Monday, May 15,…

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House fire in Summit Township

May 16, 2023

House fire in Summit Township SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — Firefighters were dispatched to a house fire at 5766 S. Pere Marquette Highway early this morning. Riverton Fire Department, Pere Marquette Fire Department, and Pentwater Fire Department were called to the scene at 5:36 a.m. Assistance was then requested by Ludington Fire Department, Hamlin Fire Department, and Scottville Fire Department.  

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