Free Soil News

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.

A 9-year-old boy sat with eyes red from crying as firefighters from Fountain and Free Soil finished extinguishing the fire he started at his grandmother's home at 6610 N. Custer Road.

The Gold Bar VFW and Auxiliary Post 5096 of Custer continued their annual tradition of honoring fallen comrades by performing five Memorial Day ceremonies Monday.

The Mason County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday not to take on the task of creating a county-wide ORV ordinance - even though the majority of townships and municipalities in the county would like them to.

A 38-year-old Free Soil man, who led police on a high speed chase within Ludington's city limits early this morning, is being transferred to a Grand Rapids hospital for injuries sustained while crashing his vehicle.

Area voters will cast ballots for local school board members during today's annual school election.

Free Soil testing, garden art for sale and 5 free daylilies will highlight this year's annual fund raiser plant sale to support Leila Arboretum Society.

Gravel roads in the township will be given a mineral well brine solution instead of the usual calcium chloride solution to help control the dust.