Free Soil News

A little extra smoke detection went a long way for the Joynes family early this morning.

For anyone who has ever dreamed of watching the ball drop on New Year's Eve, you don't have to go any farther than James Street in Ludington to ring in 2010.

Mason County Eastern, Mason County Central, Mason Lake ISD, Pentwater, Walkerville, Free Soil, Hart, Ludington Area Catholic and Ludington area schools are closed Wednesday due to road conditions.

Take plenty of extra time if you head out. ** ** Check out the Winter Weather Alert graphic to see the latest Warnings ** Here are some local storm totals as of 7:30 PM: Hillman 10" Free Soil 12" Central Lake 12" Grayling 8.4" Traverse City 7" Curtis 16" Evart 13" Atlanta 8" Ludington 13" Tonight's radar shows the main storm is now far away from ...

Victor Lafata, 11, Free Soil, was one of hundreds of people who received the H1N1 flu vaccine during a free clinic at Mason County Central's Upper Elementary School Monday.

Michigan growers moved more apples in the month of October than any other month on record.

'I guess we have reached our goal, to make people happy,' said Al Soller. Soller and his wife Rita's lawn at 3942 U.S. 31 features 10 plastic crows that caught the eye of quite a few passersby.

Hundreds of area children were home with flu-like symptoms again today, but their absence did not close any more local schools.

Ludington's school board agreed Monday to join a consortium with the other 10 area school districts as a way to try to save money on business services.

The boy who was found dead on the lawn of his home Wednesday morning has been identified as Jayson Lee Keson Jr., 17, of Free Soil Township.

Traffic was slowed for hours on U.S. 31 near the Mason-Manistee county line Tuesday after a semi truck loaded with corrugated cardboard left the road and spilled its load.

Durand sophomore Brett Warner and Free Soil sophomore Justin Papes live in the same Thorpe Hall room as last year.

A Free Soil man who pleaded guilty to injuring Mason County's police dog, fleeing and obstructing police, was sentenced to a year in jail Tuesday in 51st Circuit Court.

In order for Julie Martz to tell how long she's been coming to the Western Michigan Fair, she starts with her oldest son's age and subtracts five years.

Twelve candidates, including an incumbent from Shelby, are vying for four seats on the board of directors for Great Lakes Energy , the third-largest Michigan-based electric utility.

Seven fire departments battled back flames Wednesday night at the Manistee National Golf and Resort clubhouse near the corner of U.S. 31 and Countyline Road.

Firefighters from Fountain and Free Soil were called to a structure fire on North Custer Road about 4:40 p.m. Thursday.

Firefighters in northern Mason and southern Manistee counties spent the day battling a house fire at 458 E. Hoague Road Sunday.