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Felony assault among recent arraignments, posted June 27, 2019.

June 27, 2019

Felony assault among recent arraignments, posted June 27, 2019. #MasonCountyCourts. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Matthew Dustin Case, 33, of 229 ½ Second St., Ludington, was arrested June 22 by Ludington Police Department (LPD) on a felony charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. Probable…

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Woman charged with killing Pentwater construction worker absent from hearing.

June 26, 2019

Woman charged with killing Pentwater construction worker absent from hearing. MANISTEE — The woman accused of causing a fatal crash in a construction zone last year in Bear Lake was due in 85th District Court today but did not appear with her attorney, according to UpNorthLive.com (7&4 News). Charlene Myers, 67, of Bear Lake, is being charged with two misdemeanors…

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Obituary: Mary Virginia Wallace, 97, Benzonia, formerly of Scottville.

June 26, 2019

Obituary: Mary Virginia Wallace, 97, Benzonia, formerly of Scottville. Mary Virginia Wallace, 97, of Benzonia and formerly of Scottville, was known by her friends as Ginny. She died May 31, 2019 at the Homesteader in Benzonia. She was born Mary Virginia Lindsey on a farm in West Virginia. She grew up during the Great Depression and met and married her…

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Obituary: Wade Buffenbarger, 57, Scottville. 

June 26, 2019

Obituary: Wade Buffenbarger, 57, Scottville.  Wade Alan Buffenbarger, 57, of Scottville, passed away on June 24, 2019, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Wade was born on October 3, 1961 at Paulina Stearns Hospital in Ludington, the son of Roger and Janet Buffenbarger.  He graduated from Mason County Central High School with the class of 1980. After graduation,…

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Manierre Dawson exhibit on display at WSCC. 

June 26, 2019

Manierre Dawson exhibit on display at WSCC.  VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College is presenting an exhibition of artist Manierre Dawson’s works in the college’s gallery named after the artist. The exhibition draws from WSCC’s collection of the Dawsons’s works that were donated by the artist himself, his family, and other private donors. Four of the exhibited pieces are…

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