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Charges against seasonal election clerk, voter dropped STATE AG OFFICE FILES APPEAL BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com
Charges related to alleged instances of double voting in the 2024 primary election leveled against a seasonal election clerk and a voter have been dismissed in St. Clair Shores. Molly Brasure, 31, and Geneva O’Day, 62, both cried when their cases were dismissed by Judge Mark Fratarcangeli in 40th District Court Friday, March 7. Brasure was originally charged with two counts of falsifySee VOTING on page 6A
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An F-22 Raptor of the 94th Fighter Squadron takes off from Selfridge Air National Guard Base on March 6. Pilots from the 94th, 27th and 71st squadrons flew into Selfridge as part of the Mitchell Trophy Air Race, a historic trophy first awarded to Selfridge-based units in the 1920s and 1930s, now revived as a cross-country training mission for the 1st Fighter Wing.
Selfridge plays host to historic air race BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
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Judge Mark Fratarcangeli of the 40th District Court cited a lack of probable cause and dismissed double voting charges against a seasonal election clerk and a voter March 7.
HARRISON TOWNSHIP — On the morning of March 6, six F-22 Raptor jets of the 1st Fighter Wing took off from Langley Air Force Base in Virginia on a mission nearly 90 years in the making. Their target: Selfridge Air National Guard Base, an airfield located just off the shores of Lake St. Clair. Their goal: victory at all costs. So began the 2025 edition of the Mitchell Trophy Air Race, a long-dormant test of speed and skill that
traces its very beginnings to the Selfridge and the origins of United States air power. “The race is an honor to our historical 1st Pursuit Group home — Selfridge Air National Guard Base — and the Mitchell Trophy Air Race actually began at Selfridge in 1922,” Tech. Sgt. Matthew Coleman-Foster of the 1st Fighter Wing said. Named after the brother of military aviation advocate Billy Mitchell, the first Mitchell Trophy air races served as tests of speed and skill for the 1st Pursuit Group. According to a statement from Selfridge’s