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County board to consider grant application for covered equine riding arena

March 10, 2023

County board to consider grant application for covered equine riding arena PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Western Michigan Fair Association is moving another step closer to obtaining funding for a proposed $2 million covered equine riding arena at the Mason County Fairgrounds. Last December the Mason County Board of Commissioners approved backing a grant application and architecture fees. The fair…

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Police news, posted March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023

Police news, posted March 10, 2023 The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Thursday, March 9, 2023: 5 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 south of Sauble Drive, Free Soil Township. 9 a.m., a 36-year-old Scottville man was arrested after he turned himself in at the sheriff’s office on a felony probation violation warrant issued in Mason County,…

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Competition offers $5,000 for local food and beverage entrepreneurs

March 10, 2023

Competition offers $5,000 for local food and beverage entrepreneurs MUSKEGON — The Michigan Economic Development Corporation has partnered with Greater Muskegon Economic Development, The Right Place and its partners in Lake, Mason, Oceana, and Newaygo counties on an initiative to provide launch and business growth opportunities to small businesses specializing in food and beverage product development.  The in-person pitch competition…

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Warrant arrests top police activity

March 9, 2023

Warrant arrests top police activity The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Tuesday, March 7, 2023: 8:09 a.m., (Michigan State Police), car/deer crash, Meisenheimer and Stiles roads, Riverton Township. Wednesday, March 8, 2023: 1:33 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), officers responded to a disturbance, and while at the scene, a 19-year-old ​Ludington man was​ arrested on three failure to…

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Deputies investigate ‘under ringing’ at Walmart

March 8, 2023

Deputies investigate ‘under ringing’ at Walmart PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Mason County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a recent of rash of “under ringing”of merchandise at Walmart on US 1o, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “Under ringing” typically involves scanning in cheaper items for more expensive items in the self check-out lane. The crimes, which are categorized as retail fraud,…

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