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‘Suspicious person’ call leads to arrest.

May 25, 2021

‘Suspicious person’ call leads to arrest. 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 activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Monday, May 25, 2021: 8:16 a.m., warrant arrest, 1200 block of West Conrad Industrial Drive, Pere Marquette Township. A 42-year-old Ionia, Michigan man was arrested on two…

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Police busy with crashes over the weekend.

May 24, 2021

Police busy with crashes over the weekend. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. Friday, May 21, 2021: 2:10 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 south of Free Soil Road, Free Soil Township. 9:17 a.m., (MCSO), alarm activation, Hamlin Township. 9:21 a.m., (MCSO), warrant arrest,…

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How Michigan’s sentencing reform package is impacting local courts.

May 21, 2021

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…

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Toddler who fell in pool dies.

May 20, 2021

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…

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Case moves forward against defendant in deadly crash.

May 19, 2021

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…

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