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911 call reporting drug overdose leads to warrant arrest

May 19, 2023

911 call reporting drug overdose leads to warrant arrest SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP — A 43-year-old Ludington man was arrested following a 911 call reporting an alleged drug overdose in the 2400 block of 21st Street Thursday, May 18, shortly after 12:30 a.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “As deputies arrived, they observed a vehicle attempting to leave the driveway,”…

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Cyclist hurt after crossing head-on into path of pick-up truck

May 19, 2023

Cyclist hurt after crossing head-on into path of pick-up truck PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 30-year-old Ludington man received serious injuries after he rode his bicycle northbound on Meyers Road from US 10 and crossed head-on into the path of a southbound 2012 Dodge Ram pickup, driven by a 37-year-old Fountain woman Thursday, May 18, shortly before  5 p.m., according…

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Girl, 13, sustains critical injuries in ORV crash

May 19, 2023

Girl, 13, sustains critical injuries in ORV crash VICTORY TOWNSHIP — A 13-year-old Scottville girl was critically injured after she was ejected from an ORV that overturned Thursday, May 18, around 2:30 p.m. on Millerton Road west of US 31, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “The victim was flown by Aeromed to DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids with critical…

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Driver, passenger injured in US 31 crash

May 19, 2023

Driver, passenger injured in US 31 crash AMBER TOWNSHIP —A 54-year-old Muskegon man and his 56-year-old passenger from Norton Shores were injured Thursday, May 18, shortly before 7 p.m. after the vehicle he was operating failed to make the westbound US 10 off-ramp from northbound US 31, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “The vehicle left the road; struck a…

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Local prosecutors oppose juvenile lifer bills

May 17, 2023

Local prosecutors oppose juvenile lifer bills The prosecutors stress that the proposed legislation would leave victims without justice and decrease public safety. Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Lauren R. P. Kreinbrink and Oceana County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph J. Bizon announced they are joining most of the 83 Michigan county prosecuting attorneys in opposition to the juvenile lifer legislation poised to pass…

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