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Badger crossings canceled due to weather.

August 4, 2017

Badger crossings canceled due to weather. #MasonCountyNews LUDINGTON — The SS Badger has cancelled Friday night and early Saturday Lake Michigan crossings due to hazardous weather. “In the best interest of our passengers’ comfort, we have cancelled this evening’s 9 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. crossings,” states a press release from Terri Veen, director of marketing and media relations for the…

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Crashes keep police busy.

August 4, 2017

Crashes keep police busy. #MasonCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017: – 12:30 a.m., (Michigan State Police), a 26-year-old Irons man was arrested on an outstanding warrant following a trespassing complaint, 10000 block of River Drive, Meade Township. – 8:30 a.m., (MSP), stalking, 4800 block of West US 10, Pere Marquette Township. –…

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Homeless woman pleads guilty to resisting police.

August 1, 2017

Homeless woman pleads guilty to resisting police. #MasonCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 19-year-old homeless woman testified in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Aug. 1, that she was going through heroin withdrawals when she resisted being arrested by two Ludington police officers last June. Erin Nicole Granlund told Judge Susan K. Sniegowski that she attempted to ingest the analogue,…

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Hamlin man faces jail term for attempted assault.

August 1, 2017

Hamlin man faces jail term for attempted assault. #MasonCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 22-year-old Hamlin Township man who pleaded guilty to attempted felonious assault Tuesday, Aug. 1, in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court faces serving three months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term. Cody Morgan Denton, of 2630 N. Sherman Rd., testified that he assaulted…

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Scottville man pleads guilty to third-offense domestic violence.

August 1, 2017

Scottville man pleads guilty to third-offense domestic violence. #MasonCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 39-year-old Scottville man faces serving four months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term after pleading guilty Tuesday, Aug. 1, in 51st Circuit Court. Richard Jay Quijas, of 206 N. Main St., was arrested last June by the Scottville Police Department (SPD) on…

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