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Christmas shopping event.

October 4, 2020

Christmas shopping event. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Mason County Family Events will hold a Christmas Shopping event on Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Mason County Fairgrounds from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is a fundraiser for the non-profit group. Fair food will also be sold at the fairgrounds that day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Those bringing…

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Many agree Governor’s orders, including mask mandate, ended Friday

October 3, 2020

Many agree Governor’s orders, including mask mandate, ended Friday LANSING — Lawmakers and judges are chiming in on when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive orders end. Some say they ended Friday, Oct. 2, after the Michigan Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that her orders since the end of April have been illegal. Whitmer claims that is not the case. A Michigan circuit…

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Fire destroys Branch Twp. house.

October 3, 2020

Fire destroys Branch Twp. house. BRANCH TOWNSHIP — Fire destroyed a house Saturday afternoon. Branch Township Fire Department and Custer Fire Department were dispatched to the Allen Stakenas residence, 6175 E. Decker Road, at 12:05 p.m. Upon arrival of the first unit, the mobile home was fully engulfed in flames. Nobody was home at the time of the fire. Fountain…

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Sheriff’s report.

October 2, 2020

Sheriff’s report. #MasonCountyCrime 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 Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020: – 3:50 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 north of Forest Trail, Free Soil Township. – 6:50 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Stiles Road south…

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PM Township holding workshop to discuss former Dow property. 

October 2, 2020

PM Township holding workshop to discuss former Dow property.  PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Pere Marquette Charter Township will hold a workshop for its Pere Marquette Conservation Park Master Planning Project on Saturday, October 3 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  The workshop will be held in an open-air pavilion at the former Dow Activities Club Park site in PM Conservation…

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