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Recent deaths, service announcements, posted July 18, 2022.

July 18, 2022

Recent deaths, service announcements, posted July 18, 2022. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals. Three ways to help us: Venmo: @MasonCountyPress; Paypal: MasonCountyPress@gmail.com; Mail a check to PO BOX 21, Scottville, MI 49454. The following recent death information…

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Obituary: Kenneth Simonds, 56, of Ludington.

July 16, 2022

Obituary: Kenneth Simonds, 56, of Ludington. Kenneth Wayne Simonds, 56, of Ludington passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022. He was born August 31, 1965 in Parkersburg, West Virginia to Charles and Bonnie (Green) Simonds.  Ken was a hardworking man. He enjoyed having something to do. Whether it was work around the house or being a handyman for others, he took…

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Sherman Twp. man faces 7 charges in connection to home invasion. 

July 15, 2022

Sherman Twp. man faces 7 charges in connection to home invasion.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. A 28-year-old Sherman Township man who allegedly broke into a Sherman Township home, stole a gun and then fired shots along US 31 on Wednesday has been charged with five felonies and two misdemeanors. On July 13, Dylan James Hansen, 211 E. Dewey Road, was…

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Ludington man sentenced to up to 20 years on meth charges. 

July 15, 2022

Ludington man sentenced to up to 20 years on meth charges.  LUDINGTON — A 45-year-old Ludington man was sentenced earlier this week to serve up to 20 years in prison for selling/manufacturing methamphetamine. Franklin Eugene Chaple, whose last known address was 110 N. Washington Ave., was arrested by SSCENT (State, Sheriff’s, Chief’s Enforcement of Narcotics Team) in January of 2022…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted July 15, 2022. 

July 15, 2022

51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted July 15, 2022.  LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court:  – Randy Robert Roswell, 41; count 1: operating a vehicle while intoxicated – third offense; count 2: operating a vehicle while license suspended, revoked or denied; count 3: operating a vehicle while intoxicated with an occupant less than 16-years-old;…

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