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Photos and story by Jeff Kiessel, MCP contributor FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — Emergency personnel, family and friends gathered along Custer Road on Monday to remember Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield, who was killed in the line of duty by a gunman on Sept. 9, 2013 while conducting a routine traffic stop on Custer Road north of Townline Road. More…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief CUSTER — Dan Quinn is reinventing a space that once was a Mason County icon. Over the past couple of years he has purchased the properties that were once home of Johnny’s of Custer. While Quinn has no intention to make any attempts to revitalize the entertainment complex, he is planning to rent the former roller…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. LUDINGTON — A 29-year-old Lainsburg, Michigan man was arrested on a felony warrant for methamphetamine possession, resisting arrest, malicious destruction of police property and carrying a concealed weapon following a traffic stop near the intersection of Danaher and Emily streets Sunday, Sept. 8,…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — Fifteen mailboxes were smashed overnight in the Riverton Township area, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Deputies responded to numerous calls Friday morning, Sept. 6, reporting mailboxes damaged. Other activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office over the weekend includes:…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Fire damaged a cottage at Peaceful Acres Resort, 2670 N. Piney Ridge Road, Sunday afternoon. The resort is located near Hamlin Lake According to dispatch information, someone from the other side of the lake first spotted flames coming from the Cabin 14 at the 11 1/2 acre resort. Two deputies from Mason County…
