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Safety Decals to be recognized with Michigan 50 Companies to Watch Award

March 18, 2023

Safety Decals to be recognized with Michigan 50 Companies to Watch Award PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Safety Decals, 5236 W. First St., has been recognized as one of the 2023 recipients of the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch Award, presented by Michigan Celebrates Small Business. Safety Decals will be acknowledged on stage at the awards ceremony during the 19th annual…

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Ludington Hospital celebrates certified nurses

March 17, 2023

Ludington Hospital celebrates certified nurses LUDINGTON — Certified Nurses Day is March 19, a day when nurses with certification credentials are recognized for their extra effort in additional learning and educational endeavors. Corewell Health’s Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital has 47 nurses with certifications over and above their registered nurse credential. “I am extremely proud of our certified nurses,” said chief…

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79th District Court arraignments, posted March 17, 2023

March 17, 2023

79th District Court arraignments, posted March 17, 2023 By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Kyle Robert Anthony Plasterer, 33; fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct (victim age 13-16) and fourth-offense habitual offender; arrested Aug. 4, 2019; arraigned March 15; probable cause hearing: March 29; bond denied. -Duwayne Simpson, 63;…

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Police news, posted March 17, 2023

March 17, 2023

Police news, posted March 17, 2023 The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Thursday, March 16, 2023: 7:06 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 north of Hoague Road, Free Soil Township. 7:07 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 freeway north of Oceana Drive, Summit Township. 7:37 a.m., one-vehicle crash, no injury, US 31 freeway north…

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Driver who died in Wednesday crash identified 

March 16, 2023

Driver who died in Wednesday crash identified  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief AMBER TOWNSHIP — Martin Fredrick Schilling, 74, of Walhalla, has been identified as the driver who died in a three-vehicle crash on US 10-31 Wednesday afternoon. According to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole, Schilling was alone in the vehicle at the time of the crash.  Schilling was driving a…

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