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PM Highway bridge work to begin next week. 

April 22, 2021

PM Highway bridge work to begin next week.  PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Michigan Department of Transportation has announced that it will begin construction of the bridge on Pere Marquette Highway over the railroad tracks beginning Monday, April 26. Construction was originally scheduled to begin March 1 but was delayed due to permits.  The $1.3 million project will see replacement…

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Addresses sought for MCC 1961 reunion 

April 22, 2021

Addresses sought for MCC 1961 reunion  In anticipation of a 2022 reunion of the Mason County Central Class of 1961, addresses, phone numbers, and emails are sought for classmates. Contact Bob Kennedy, 231-462-3162, dawnell.kennedy@att.net, 1524 E. Fountain Rd, Freesoil, MI 49411 with any information. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks…

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Old school machinist 

April 21, 2021

Old school machinist  A tribute to Roger Hansen. Editor’s Note: As a writer, photojournalist, and historian, I am blessed to be able to enter into people’s lives and tell their story. In my 35-year career I have written hundreds of “human interest” stories and remember most of them. Some stand out more than others. I have always been proud of…

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Hearing for man accused of killing 3 in Walhalla adjourned, again.

April 21, 2021

Hearing for man accused of killing 3 in Walhalla adjourned, again. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A probable cause hearing for a Manton man accused of killing three people in Walhalla has been adjourned for the second time. David Allen Wellington, 27, of 7119 E. 12 Road, Manton, faces seven criminal counts including two counts of second degree murder,…

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Suspended license citations top police activity.

April 21, 2021

Suspended license citations top police activity. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, April 20, 2021: 8:16 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Free Soil Road east of Schoenherr Road, Meade Township. 2:55 p.m., a 38-year-old Muskegon woman…

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