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Citizens voice opinions on Father Marquette Memorial. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Over 40 people expressed their opinions about what Pere Marquette Charter Township Board of Trustees should do about the Father Marquette Memorial on Buttersville Peninsula. The purpose of the public meeting, held Tuesday at L.F. Peterson Auditorium was to give the public an opportunity to…
County board resolution opposes marijuana legalization. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The Mason County Board of Commissioners is expected to take a vote on a resolution to oppose the legalization of marijuana during its monthly meeting in February. The commission’s Courts and Public Safety Committee voted 2-1 today to place the resolution on the board’s Feb. 13 meeting.…
Ludington man sentenced to jail for stalking. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 40-year-old Ludington man was sentenced to serve four months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 23, for a conviction of aggravated stalking. Eric Keith Avery, of 1218 S. Madison St., Apt. 5, pleaded guilty to the felony…
Ludington woman sentenced for using counterfeit money. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 32-year-old Ludington woman convicted of uttering and publishing a counterfeit bill was sentenced to serve 90 days up front of a one-year discretionary jail term in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 23. Melissa Marie Collins, 32, of 1007 N. James St., was initially charged with…
Committee hears sheriff’s courthouse security proposal. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole has presented a courthouse security proposal to the Mason County Board of Commissioners’ Public Safety and Courts Committee. Cole’s proposal calls for the equivalent of hiring two full-time persons to provide security at Mason County Courthouse, a total of 4,160 hours a…
