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Custer Road Bridge construction begins Monday; closure in a few weeks.

March 9, 2018

Custer Road Bridge construction begins Monday; closure in a few weeks. CUSTER TOWNSHIP — Custer Road Bridge over the Pere Marquette River, south of the Village of Custer, will be under construction starting Monday, March 12.   Closure of the bridge will occur within a few weeks when seasonal weight restrictions are lifted on state and county roads.  Shoulder/lane closures…

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Governor appoints Earl to broadband consortium.

March 9, 2018

Governor appoints Earl to broadband consortium. LANSING  – Hamlin Township resident Seth Earl was recently appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder to the Michigan Consortium of Advanced Networks created by Executive Order 2018-2. The consortium is housed within the Executive Office and serves in an advisory capacity to the Governor. The consortium is being directed to submit a final report by Aug. 1,…

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79th District Court sentencings posted March 9, 2018.

March 9, 2018

79th District Court sentencings posted March 9, 2018. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – John Charles Papes, 60, of 259 W. Fountain Rd., Sherman Township, was found guilty March 5 of taking a deer without a license and was sentenced to 90 days discretionary jail for one year and…

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Home invasion tops 51st Circuit Court sentencings.

March 9, 2018

Home invasion tops 51st Circuit Court sentencings. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 51st Circuit Court: – Tyrone Gardner, 55, of 502 3rd St., Ludington, was found guilty Jan. 2 of first-degree home invasion, possession of burglar’s tools and fourth-offense habitual offender and was sentenced Feb. 27 to concurrent prison terms of 12…

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Dearborn Heights man arraigned for accosting children.

March 9, 2018

Dearborn Heights man arraigned for accosting children. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in 79th District Court: Felonies – Dylan Matthew Singer, 25, of 24627 Lehigh St., Dearborn Heights, was arrested by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for felonies of computers/Internet – communicating with another to commit a crime, accosting children for immoral purposes…

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