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Right to Life oratory contest winners.

March 13, 2018

Right to Life oratory contest winners. LUDINGTON — The winners of the Mason/Manistee Pro-Life Oratory Contest, sponsored by Mason County Right to Life and Right to Life of Manistee County, were recently announced. Winners were: First place, Logan Miller, 11th grade, home school student from Manistee County ($100 prize); second place: Adrianna Malburg, 10th grader from Mason County Eastern High…

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Muskegon man sent to prison for drunken rampage with police.

March 13, 2018

Muskegon man sent to prison for drunken rampage with police. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 60-year-old Muskegon man who went on an alcohol-fueled rampage while fleeing from police last September was sentenced to two to seven-and-a-half years in prison for several felony convictions in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 13. Mark Allen Wemple, of 2528 E. Broadway…

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Branch man sent back to prison for third-offense domestic violence.

March 13, 2018

Branch man sent back to prison for third-offense domestic violence. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 25-year-old Branch man with a history of domestic assault convictions was sentenced to 27 months to 25 years in prison Tuesday, March 13, for convictions of third-offense domestic violence, interfering with electronic communications and fourth-offense habitual offender. Nicholas Brian Lauterwasser, of 7895…

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Three injured following Scottville Road crash. 

March 13, 2018

Three injured following Scottville Road crash.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. CUSTER TOWNSHIP — Three people were injured following a two-vehicle crash on Scottville Road south of Wilson Road Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to the scene at 9:07 a.m. The crash occurred when a southbound SUV driven by a 55-year-old Hart woman apparently lost control on the snow-covered road…

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Footprints lead to arrest of armed break-in suspects.

March 13, 2018
Footprints lead to arrest of armed break-in suspects.

UPDATE: Suspects have been identified. Footprints lead to arrest of armed break-in suspects. #MasonCountyCrime BRANCH TOWNSHIP — Two armed Fountain men were each arrested on eight felony charges for breaking into several cabins Sunday, March 11, after Mason County sheriff’s deputies tracked their footprints from one crime scene to another, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The suspects, Lee Hamilton…

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