How Michigan’s sentencing reform package is impacting local courts. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. A bipartisan state legislative sentencing reform package that was signed into law at the beginning of the year is aimed at expanding alternatives to jail and removing hurdles to opportunities after incarceration. Many of the bills arose from recommendations from the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail…
Toddler who fell in pool dies. MASON COUNTY — A 2-year-old girl died Wednesday night, May 19, after falling into a swimming pool Monday evening in Hamlin Township, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The toddler was airlifted by Aeromed to DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids where she was in critical condition. When Mason County sheriff’s deputies responded…
Case moves forward against defendant in deadly crash. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — The criminal case against a 27-year-old Manton man accused of killing a Scottville couple and their unborn baby in a vehicle crash last March is moving forward in 79th District Court. David Allen Wellington was the driver of a 2010 Jeep Patriot involved in the crash…
Police news, May 19, 2021. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. The following is police activity in Mason County Tuesday, May 18, 2021: 9:27 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), gas drive-off, $15.04 in fuel stolen, Ludington EZ Mart, 5900 block of West US 10, Pere Marquette Township.…
Toddler in critical condition after falling in pool. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A 2-year-old girl is in critical condition at DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids after falling into a swimming pool Monday, May 17, shortly after 6:30 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. When Mason County sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene, the child was not breathing, said…
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