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Parolee leads police on chase after ramming vehicle.

June 24, 2020

Parolee leads police on chase after ramming vehicle. #MasonCountyCrime LUDINGTON — A 64-year-old Manistee man was captured by Mason County sheriff’s deputies following a chase down Ludington Avenue early Tuesday morning June 23, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The suspect, who was recently paroled for a second-degree murder conviction, rammed a vehicle in the Meijer parking lot before fleeing…

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Crashes keep police busy.

June 24, 2020

Crashes keep police busy. 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 recent police activity in Mason County: Monday, June 22, 2020: – 1:49 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), alarm activation, Hamlin Township. – 8 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Jebavy Drive south of Fisher…

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Branch Township clean-up day scheduled.

June 24, 2020

Branch Township clean-up day scheduled. BRANCH TOWNSHIP — Branch Township will hold a clean-up day on Saturday, July 25 from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. near the corner of US 10 and Weaver Road in Walhalla. The date had originally been scheduled for April but was rescheduled due to pandemic restrictions. No chemicals, oil or paint are allowed. Items should be…

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Driver injured following US 10/31 rollover crash.

June 23, 2020

Driver injured following US 10/31 rollover crash. AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 55-year-old Baldwin woman was injured following a single vehicle rollover crash near the intersection of US 10/31 and Stiles Road. Emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene at 7:49 a.m. The woman was driving a Chevrolet Impala westbound on US 10/31 when the vehicle apparently lost control on the…

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It’s never too late to start something new.

June 22, 2020

It’s never too late to start something new. LUDINGTON — Aebok (pronounced A-bow) Morton has lived by this motto. And in this season of graduations, it’s never been truer. Morton, 50, of Ludington, recently earned her bachelor of science in nursing, an achievement marked less by graduation pomp and more by circumstance amid this global COVID-19 pandemic. “Nursing has always…

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