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Driver receives minor injuries after Scottville Rd. crash.

January 26, 2017
Driver receives minor injuries after Scottville Rd. crash.

Driver receives minor injuries after Scottville Rd. crash. #MasonCountyNews. RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — A Custer Township man received minor injuries following a single vehicle crash in the 1200 block of South Scottville Road Thursday morning. The crash occurred about 8:20 a.m. when a Ford F250 pickup was northbound on Scottville Road and left the roadway and then flipping over. Responders on…

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Accused kidnapper held on $500,000 bond.

January 25, 2017

Accused kidnapper held on $500,000 bond. #MasonCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — Mark Alan Saporita-Fargo, 47, who allegedly kidnapped his 2-year-old daughter Monday, Jan. 23, was arraigned Tuesday evening in 79th District Court on felony charges of conspiracy to commit unlawful imprisonment and absconding bond. Saporita-Fargo is being held in the Mason County Jail on a $500,000 cash bond.…

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Sherman Twp. woman trapped in SUV following crash.

January 25, 2017

Sherman Twp. woman trapped in SUV following crash.  #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  VICTORY TOWNSHIP — A 64-year-old Sherman Township woman was trapped in her vehicle for about 40 minutes Wednesday morning following a single vehicle crash on Sugar Grove Road. The crash occurred about 8:45 a.m. when the woman was traveling west in the 600 block of Sugar Grove…

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Second kidnapping suspect apprehended.

January 24, 2017

Second kidnapping suspect apprehended. #MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The second suspect involved in the alleged kidnapping of a 2-year-old girl has been apprehended, according to the Mason County Sheriff’s Office. Jeffrey Alan Miller, was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Hillsdale County. Miller was suspected of being an accomplice to Alan Saporita-Fargo who allegedly took his daughter, Hailey Hunter-Rose…

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Missing girl found, father apprehended, suspect at large.

January 24, 2017

Missing girl found, father apprehended, suspect at large. #MasonCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — Hailey Hunter-Rose Fargo, the 2-year-old allegedly taken by her father Mark Alan Saporita-Fargo, was found Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 10:45 a.m. near the town of Montgomery, Michigan. Saporita-Fargo, 47, is currently lodged in the Hillsdale County Jail, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Saporita-Fargo’s…

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