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Motorcyclist injured in crash

July 20, 2023

Motorcyclist injured in crash PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 53-year-old Ludington man received non-life-threatening injuries following a motorcycle crash on Iris Road west of Lakeshore Drive Wednesday, July 19, shortly after 11 a.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The following is other activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday, July 19, 2023: 6:42 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury,…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted July 20, 2023

July 20, 2023

51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted July 20, 2023 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Kevin Thomas Sturgeon, 56, pleaded guilty June 13, 2023 to two counts of larceny by conversion $1,000-$20,000 and was sentenced July 18, 2023 to 20 months to 40 years in prison, a concurrent one-year…

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Man arrested with machete outside Ludington library

July 19, 2023

Man arrested with machete outside Ludington library LUDINGTON — A 28-year-old Ludington man was arrested by Ludington police officers for carrying a concealed weapon — a machete — and resisting arrest outside the Ludington branch of the Mason County District Library on Ludington Avenue Tuesday, July 18, shortly before ​11:30 p.m., according to Cpt. Steve Wietrzykowski. Ludington police officers responded…

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Driver cited for 7th suspended license charge

July 18, 2023

Driver cited for 7th suspended license charge BRANCH TOWNSHIP —A 56-year-old Branch man was cited for his seventh driving while license suspended charge Monday, July 17, shortly before 8:30 p.m. on US 10 near Walhalla Road following a traffic stop, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The following is other Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Monday, July 17, 2023:…

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Good Samaritans rescue 2 boys, mother from drowning in Lake Michigan

July 17, 2023

Good Samaritans rescue 2 boys, mother from drowning in Lake Michigan One of the rescuers is an off-duty police officer LUDINGTON — Two boys, ages 7 and 10, and their mother were struggling in the rough Lake Michigan waters by the north Ludington breakwater Monday, July 17, and four people walking on the breakwater — one of whom was an…

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