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Man arraigned for threatening wedding guests with a gun.

September 23, 2014
Man arraigned for threatening wedding guests with a gun.

The Sheriff’s Report is brought to you by Carter Lumber, 2323 U.S. 10-31, Ludington, 231-757-9000;www.carterlumber.com. LUDINGTON — A wedding guest who allegedly brought a rifle to a wedding reception over the weekend has been arraigned in 79th District Court. Cody Fink, 21, of Scottville, was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon,…

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Drunk driver to be sentenced today for hitting pedestrian Scott Dumas.

September 23, 2014
Drunk driver to be sentenced today for hitting pedestrian Scott Dumas.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The man who drove drunk in a local grocery store parking lot and struck down local school teacher and businessman Scott Dumas will be sentenced today at 1:45 p.m. in 51st Circuit Court. On August 12, Brian Keith Blackburn, 24, of 603 N. Delia St., pleaded no contest for his crime. At that time,…

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Scottville to charge fee even if water and sewer are shut off.

September 22, 2014

SCOTTVILLE — Scottville property owners who shut off their water will have to continue to pay a monthly fee for the service if the city commission passes a resolution being recommended from the infrastructure committee. City Manager Amy Williams said she attended a seminar earlier this year and found out that most communities charge a readiness to serve fee for…

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Scottville may increase parking fines.

September 22, 2014

SCOTTVILLE — Parking ticket fines may increase in Scottville. City commission will hear the first reading of an ordinance to raise the fee from $10 to $30 during its regular meeting, which begins at 5:30 p.m. The change comes as a recommendation from the city’s public safety committee. “Most of the parking tickets we write are in the winter months…

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Fire authority unhappy with U.S. 10-31 hydrant locks.

September 22, 2014

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Rural Fire Authority has expressed that it does not favor fire hydrants being locked along the U.S. 10-31 corridor. The hydrants, maintained by the Scottville Department of Public Works, have been locked since 2008. In August, fire authority representative Bill Lehrbass attended a city commission meeting and questioned the purpose of…

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