Nicole Norton reported this pitbull dog showed up at her Sherman Township house Friday night. If this is your dog, please text or call her at 231-690-1611.
AFFEW, Mason County’s environmental education non-profit, is hosting an informational forum on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on Thursday, April 12. Broad areas of Michigan, including Mason County, have been described as suitable for fracking and leasing agents are already active in the area. The Forum will feature speakers from Western Land Services, Michigan’s DEQ, Sierra Club and Michigan Food and Water…
The Ludington Area Center for the Arts will offer a six-week tap dance class for adults beginning on Tuesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. Taught by Carol Chesebrough, who owned The Studio in Big Rapids, the class is open to men and women who have taken beginning tap. Chesebrough is known for her easy-going and fun teaching style. The six-week class is…
Editor’s Note: Last night Mason County Press reported that Sheriff Jeff Fiers had announced he will seek re-election, switching parties from Democrat to Republican. This morning, we have received a response from Fiers’ opponent, Sheriff Sgt. Kim Cole. Because Cole’s response is in the form of an editorial letter, we thought it would be fair to run Fiers’ letter…
By ROB ALWAY Editor-in-Chief Mason County Sheriff Jeff Fiers has announced he is going to seek re-election this year, switching parties from Democrat to Republican. The switch in affiliation means Fiers will run against Kim Cole during the Aug. 9 primary rather than the November general election. At this time Fiers and Cole are the only two candidates for…