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Man arrested on warrant for owing over $29,000 in child support.

August 8, 2019

Man arrested on warrant for owing over $29,000 in child support. #MasonCountyCrime SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP – A 39-year-old Fountain man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies in the 7000 block of East Sugar Grove Road Wednesday, Aug. 7, shortly before 6 p.m. on an outstanding Newaygo County Friend of the Court warrant for owing back child support totaling $29,554, according…

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Man arrested on warrant after interrupting traffic stop.

August 7, 2019

Man arrested on warrant after interrupting traffic stop. #MasonCountyCrime PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP – A 43-year-old Manistee man was arrested on an outstanding Manistee County warrant after he approached Mason County sheriff’s deputies during a traffic stop that resulted in an operating while under the influence of drugs arrest Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 5:30 p.m. ​on US 10 near Meyers Road,…

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Man sent to jail for strangulation.

August 6, 2019

Man sent to jail for strangulation. MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – A 29-year-old Custer man was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Aug. 6, to serve five months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term for convictions of assault by strangulation and and receiving/concealing stolen property less than $200. Nico Blaine Cory, of 58 S. Madison, pleaded…

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Man who fled from police after crash sent to jail.

August 6, 2019

Man who fled from police after crash sent to jail. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – A 37-year-old homeless man who fled from police after crashing his vehicle last April was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Aug. 6, to serve one year in jail. Jerry Edson Weathers pleaded guilty, June 25, to attempted larceny from a person, failure…

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State parks, residents benefit from youth workers.

August 6, 2019

State parks, residents benefit from youth workers. If you have had the pleasure of visiting one of Michigan’s State Parks this summer, you may have noticed a crew in lime green shirts working together beautifying the park. For the seventh consecutive year, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources – Parks and Recreation Division, Michigan Rehabilitation Services and the West Shore…

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