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Fountain woman faces truancy charges.

March 11, 2020

Fountain woman faces truancy charges. SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Police Department has obtained an arrest warrant for a 31-year-old Fountain woman on the charge of truancy. According to Scottville Police Chief Matt Murphy, the woman’s child has accumulated 23 unexcused absences from Mason County Central Schools. Under Michigan law, truancy is defined as a child who has 10 or more…

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Fountain man arrested for fifth DWLS charge.

March 11, 2020

Fountain man arrested for fifth DWLS charge. #MasonCountyCrime The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. LUDINGTON — A 60-year-old Fountain man was arrested by the Mason County sheriff’s deputies for a subsequent-offense driving while license suspended (DWLS) charge following a traffic stop Tuesday, March 10, shortly before 10…

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Kindergarten students to participate in second Deposit Day.

March 11, 2020

Kindergarten students to participate in second Deposit Day. The Community Foundation for Mason County will host its second Kickstart to Career Deposit Day on March 18. The program allows kindergarten students participating in the program to deposit money into a special savings account set up at West Shore Bank. The accounts cannot be withdrawn until after high school graduation.  “We…

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Free Soil Township voters approve community center millage.

March 10, 2020

Free Soil Township voters approve community center millage. FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — Voters in Free Soil Township voted 135 to 67 to approve a .5 mill increase for five years Tuesday during the Presidential Primary election. The millage’s purpose is for operating and maintaining the Free Soil Community Center. The estimated increase will raise approximately $16,000 in the first year.

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Man pleads guilty to fleeing police, resisting arrest.

March 10, 2020

Man pleads guilty to fleeing police, resisting arrest. #MasonCountyCrime LUDINGTON — A 24-year-old Ludington man pleaded guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 10, to fourth-degree fleeing and eluding police and assaulting/resisting/obstructing police. Christopher Joseph Sekenske, Jr., of 906 N. Washington Ave., was initially facing a second count of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and third-degree fleeing and eluding police, which will be…

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