Hart man sentenced to up to 22 years in prison for rape. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — In August 2018, Paul Edward Bliss, 33, of 702 S. Dryden St., met a Mason County woman on the dating app Plenty of Fish. According to court transcripts read by Judge Susan Sniegowski during an April 2022 hearing, bliss met the victim…
Amber Twp. woman sentenced to up to 10 years prison on drug charges. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — April Lynn Somsel, 47, of Pere Marquette Township was sentenced to serve 1 to 10 years in prison during 51st Circuit Court proceedings on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. On Feb. 13, 2022, Somsel was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office…
Hart man sentenced to 1 year in jail for using coffee pot as weapon. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A Hart man who used a coffee pot to assault another person was sentenced to a year in jail and two months probation Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court. Sabastian Moore, 29, of Hart was sentenced…
Obituary: Anne Masten, 102, of Ludington. Anne (Motyka) Masten, 102, of Ludington passed away peacefully, Sunday, May 22, 2022. Anne was born in Knowlton, Wisconsin on Jan. 8, 1920, the daughter of parents, John and Stephanie (Sadrakula) Motyka. Her parents emigrated from Poland in the early 1900s. Her family moved to the Ludington area when she was a baby and,…
Circuit court news, posted May 25, 2022 By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The following criminal procedures took place in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Please note that some stories have been posted separately and that this does not encompass all the activity that took place in the court. – Tammy Louise Tanis, 58, of…
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