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Woman sentenced for using counterfeit money at Wesco.

March 12, 2019

Woman sentenced for using counterfeit money at Wesco. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – A 33-year-old Fountain woman was sentenced Tuesday, March 12, in 51st Circuit Court to time served in jail for a conviction of uttering and publishing a counterfeit bill. Neta Margett Sohn, of 4513 Benson Rd., pleaded guilty to the felony charge last January. Sohn testified…

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Scottville woman sentenced for stealing Xbox system.

March 12, 2019

Scottville woman sentenced for stealing Xbox system. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – A 21-year-old Scottville woman was sentenced to time served in jail for a conviction of larceny in building in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 12. Arneva Lily Tyler, of 108 S. Reinberg Ave., testified in January that she stole an Xbox system last August in the…

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Purtee honored for 29 years in county clerk’s office.

March 12, 2019

Purtee honored for 29 years in county clerk’s office. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The Mason County Board of Commissioners paid tribute to Debra Purtee during its regular board meeting Tuesday morning, March 12. Purtee, who is retiring, has worked for the county clerk’s office for 29 years and has served as chief deputy clerk since 1998. Purtee’s duties…

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2018 was busy year for sheriff’s office; new K-9 purchased.

March 12, 2019

2018 was busy year for sheriff’s office; new K-9 purchased. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole presented his department’s annual report to the Mason County Board of Commissioners Tuesday morning. Cole said that 2018 was a “very active year for the Mason County Sheriff’s Office.  We had our first drowning in four years, when 38…

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Writer series ends on March 21 with ‘Sky Pilot of the Great Lakes’

March 12, 2019

Writer series ends on March 21 with ‘Sky Pilot of the Great Lakes’ PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Winter Writer Series sponsored by the Sable Point Lighthouse Keepers Association and Mason County Historical Society (MCHS), will present its final author and speaker John Kotzian, Thursday evening, March 21, 2019, at 7 p.m.  The presentation, entitled “Sky Pilot of the Great Lakes”…

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