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Man involved in Mason Co. police shooting bound over on other charges in Oceana Co.

November 2, 2022

Man involved in Mason Co. police shooting bound over on other charges in Oceana Co. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The criminal case against a 51-year-old Mears man accused of robbing and assaulting an elderly couple in Golden Township and then fleeing in their vehicle last September was bound over to Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov. 1.…

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A volunteer experience in LA’s Skid Row

November 2, 2022

A volunteer experience in LA’s Skid Row By Karen Haldeman When my best friend, Cara Mitchell said that she was going to Los Angeles for an Adobe Max convention for her position as Office of College Relations administrative assistant at West Shore Community College, I was so excited for her. Then when she suggested I go along for the ride,…

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Police news, posted Nov. 2, 2022

November 2, 2022

Police news, posted Nov. 2, 2022 The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Auto Owners Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022: 12:44 a.m., a 28-year-old Baldwin man was arrested following a traffic stop on an outstanding Lake County failure to appear…

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A walk in the cemetery on All Saints Day

November 1, 2022

A walk in the cemetery on All Saints Day By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — Nov. 1. Today has different meanings for different people. The Catholic and Anglican churches observe Nov. 1 as All Saints Day or All Souls Day or All Hallows Day (therefore, All Halloweens Eve, or Halloween is Oct. 31). Samhain, which begins on sunset on Oct.…

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Inmate’s cause of death determined to be cardiac arrest.

November 1, 2022

Inmate’s cause of death determined to be cardiac arrest. LUDINGTON — The autopsy and toxicology reports of Crandal Smith, who died at the Mason County Jail Oct. 11, determined that the inmate’s cause of death was cardiac arrest, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole in a press release Tuesday, Nov. 1. “Mr. Smith had no illegal substances in his system,”…

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