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Driver, passenger suffer serious injuries after vehicle hits tree

January 8, 2024

Driver, passenger suffer serious injuries after vehicle hits tree BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A 71-year-old Ludington man and a 26-year-old Ludington woman both received “serious, but non-life-threatening injuries” after the vehicle the man was operating left the road and struck a tree Saturday, Jan. 6, at 6:45 p.m. on ​Benson Road south of Hansen Road, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The…

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Moolenaar staff available to assist citizens

January 5, 2024

Moolenaar staff available to assist citizens Staff members from the office of Michigan Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Midland) will host meeting times in January across the Second District that he represents. “Constituents can sit down to discuss personal casework issues they are having with a federal agency,” states a press release from Moolenaar’s office. “Constituents who cannot attend one of the…

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Police news, posted Jan. 4, 2024

January 4, 2024

Police news, posted Jan. 4, 2024 The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office: Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024: 11:29 p.m., car/deer crash, no injury, US 10 west of Tuttle Road, Custer Township. Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024: 9:56 a.m., car/deer crash,…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Jan. 3, 2024

January 3, 2024

51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Jan. 3, 2024 LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced this week in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Jimmie Erwin Vance, 35, pleaded guilty Oct. 31, 2023 to third-offense domestic violence and was sentenced Jan. 2, 2024 to one year in jail with credit for 157 days served; three years probation; and $598 in fines…

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MSP news, posted Jan. 3, 2024

January 3, 2024

MSP news, posted Jan. 3, 2024 The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity in Mason County of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023: 8 a.m., a 30-year-old Grand Rapids man was arrested on a failure to appear warrant, US…

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