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Thief or thieves cut catalytic converters from vehicles.

November 7, 2022

Thief or thieves cut catalytic converters from vehicles. 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. SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the larceny theft of two catalytic converters in the 600 block of West First Street, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “The…

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Lakeshore Drive street closure

November 7, 2022

Lakeshore Drive street closure LUDINGTON — Lakeshore Drive (M-116) will be closed beginning Tuesday, Nov. 8 until Wednesday, Nov. 9, for a sewer repair. Traffic will be detoured to Rath Avenue north to Tinkham Avenue.

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Severe thunderstorm warning issued, 2:39 p.m.

November 5, 2022

Severe thunderstorm warning issued, 2:39 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning, effective at 2:39 p.m., for Mason and Oceana counties, until 4:15 p.m. Severe thunderstorms were located along a line ine extending from 15 miles northwest of Silver Lake to 30 miles west of Grand Haven, moving northeast at 65 mph with wind gusts of…

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The Vogue to offer encore showings of “Deer Camp ’86” 

November 4, 2022

The Vogue to offer encore showings of “Deer Camp ’86”  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief MANISTEE — The Vogue Theatre has added two more showings of the locally produced, award winning movie “Deer Camp ’86” after it was sold out tonight, Friday, Nov. 4. The film will show again on Monday, Nov. 14 and — fittingly — Tuesday, Nov. 15. Both…

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Local businesses defrauded roughly $250,000 by organized scam operation. 

November 4, 2022

Local businesses defrauded roughly $250,000 by organized scam operation.  By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Businesses in Mason and Oceana counties were defrauded a total of approximately $250,000 by a sophisticated scam operation that involved cashing fake payroll checks. “There are three stores in Oceana that were impacted by a group of scammers that came up from Central America, Honduras,…

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