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Today at 9 a.m. the Mason County Board of Commissioners will meet to hear a report about the opioid situation in the county. The county now has $496,691 in funding, according to County Administrator Kaitlyn Szczypka.

Newfield Township — An Hesperia man lost his life Friday evening after a traffic accident that occured at 9:42 p.m. on E. M-20 near S. 176th Avenue in Newfield Twp. of Oceana County.

Mother’s Day had its share of shoppers at the opening day of the Scottville Farmer’s Market on Saturday.

SCOTTVILLE – Realistically, the Mason County Central girls track team knew it had almost no chance of overtaking Hart in the West Michigan Conference Rivers Division Championships on Friday and the Spartans were proven right.

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SCOTTVILLE – Over 150 West Shore Community College students are eligible to receive degrees and certificates at the college’s 53rd commencement ceremonies to be held on Saturday, May 4, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the college’s Center Stage Theater.

It’s that time again! St. Patrick’s Day? Spring? Not yet! It’s time for the 33rd annual Family AfFAIR being hosted at Mason County Central High School.

This weekend, many of us attended the funeral of our dear friend and classmate, Sammi Bateson, who was tragically killed in front of our school 12 days ago. Since that time, we have suffered a range of emotions including shock, dismay, anger, frustration and just pure sadness. During today’s…

SCOTTVILLE – Realistically, the Mason County Central girls track team knew it had almost no chance of overtaking Hart in the West Michigan Conference Rivers Division Championships on Friday and the Spartans were proven right.

EVART – The Manistee baseball team went 2-1 at the Evart Invitational tournament on Saturday, beating the Marion Eagles, 11-4, and the Charlevoix Rayders, 8-4, while losing to the host Wildcats, 12-0.

SCOTTVILLE – It was essentially a two-team race between Hart and North Muskegon for the West Michigan Conference Rivers Division boys track title Friday at the Mason County Central Middle School field.

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A 55-year-old Manistee man was arrested near the scene of an accident at the Brye Road and U.S. 10 intersection in Amber Township Monday at 7:21 p.m.

MANISTEE COUNTY — A 27-year-old man from Mancelona was arraigned this week in Manistee County and charged with six counts of varying degrees in the alleged sexual abuse of a child that spanned several years, according to a press release provided by the Michigan State Police.

    Meticulously planning a short vernal backpacking adventure, friend David and I watched the weather apps with the cunning of the early garter snake and the eye of the kestrel who was probably monitoring the snake. We had three weeks to work with and only needed two days in a row to hike.