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Second night of mailbox fires

September 2, 2023

Second night of mailbox fires 10:16 p.m. — Law enforcement and fire departments are being dispatched, for the second night in a row, to mailboxes being lit on fire. The vandals are using small propane tanks to start the fires. Residents should be observant, as this is currently happening in Amber and Custer townships. Several fires occurred in Pere Marquette…

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Police news, posted Sept. 1, 2023

September 1, 2023

Police news, posted Sept. 1, 2023 The following is police activity in Mason County Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023: 6:49 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), alarm activation, Amber Township. 7:14 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 freeway north of Oceana Drive, Summit Township. 11:20 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Lincoln Road north of Mavis Road, Hamlin Township. 7:20…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Aug. 31, 2023

August 31, 2023

51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Aug. 31, 2023 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced this week in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Alys Jean Benyo, 35, pleaded guilty April 11, 2023 to methamphetamine possession and was sentenced Aug. 29, 2023 to one year in jail with credit for 82 days served and $398 in fines…

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Elderly couple injured in US 10 crash

August 31, 2023

Elderly couple injured in US 10 crash AMBER TOWNSHIP — An 83-year-old Hart man and his passenger, an 81-year-old Hart woman, were both injured after the vehicle the man was driving pulled into the path of an eastbound vehicle on US 10 east of Brye Road Wednesday, Aug. 30, around 12:30 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. They…

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Samuels announces retirement from Road Commission.

August 30, 2023

Samuels announces retirement from Road Commission. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Road Commission Manager/Director Mary Samuels has announced she will be retiring effective the end of the year. Samuels, was appointed to the position in 2018. Prior to that, she had worked at the road commission as its clerk/finance director for 19 years.  “It’s been a great…

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