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Deputies arrest man found ‘passed out and highly intoxicated’ in gas station parking lot 

May 30, 2023

Deputies arrest man found ‘passed out and highly intoxicated’ in gas station parking lot  PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 27-year-old DeWitt, Michigan man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies “after he was found passed out and highly intoxicated” in the parking lot behind the Airport Shell gas station on West US 10 Sunday, May 28, around 4:30 a.m., according…

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Deputies arrest larceny suspect caught with stolen property

May 30, 2023

Deputies arrest larceny suspect caught with stolen property AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 56-year-old Ludington man was arrested for larceny by Mason County sheriff’s deputies Friday, May 26, around 12:30 p.m. at Ludington Self Storage. “While canvassing the area, the deputies made contact with a male who was found to be in possession of the stolen property,” said Mason County Sheriff…

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Fire destroys Gordon Road mobile home

May 29, 2023

Fire destroys Gordon Road mobile home By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief AMBER TOWNSHIP — Fire destroyed a single-wide mobile home at 787 S. Gordon Rd. Monday afternoon. Emergency personnel were initially dispatched to the scene at 2:41 p.m. Bystanders had reported to 911 that the house was fully engulfed in flames. They also did not see any people or vehicles at…

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Ludington gallery hosts work of world renowned photographer

May 27, 2023

Ludington gallery hosts work of world renowned photographer LUDINGTON — The black-and-white photography of world-renowned photographer Clyde Butcher will be celebrated during a public reception at Todd & Brad Reed Photo Gallery in downtown Ludington on Tuesday, June 20. “Brad Reed, Rachel Gaudette and I are humbled and honored to have been selected to host an exhibit of Clyde Butcher’s…

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Momentum 5×5 Pitch Competition accepting applications

May 27, 2023

Momentum 5×5 Pitch Competition accepting applications PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Beginning May 25, anyone who has a small business or an entrepreneurial idea for Mason County may enter the 2023 Momentum 5×5 Competition, which will award $5,000 in startup funds to one winner. Both nonprofit and for-profit businesses or organizations are encouraged to enter the contest. A complete, written business…

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