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Update: Fire destroys Ludington home; owner gone for holiday.

November 23, 2017

Update: Fire destroys Ludington home; owner gone for holiday. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Fire destroyed the home of Sherry Wasserman, 718 E. Loomis St. early Thanksgiving morning. Ludington Fire Chief Jerry Funk said the house was fully engulfed in flames when he arrived shortly after 4:30 a.m. Wasserman had left the night before to visit her daughter…

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Fire engulfs Loomis Street home.

November 23, 2017

Fire engulfs Loomis Street home. #MasonCountyNews. LUDINGTON — Firefighters from Ludington and Pere Marquette Township fire departments were called to a fully engulfed house fire at 718 E. Loomis Street about 4:30 a.m. Thursday. The fire was called in by a neighbor. Dispatch information indicated that nobody was in the home when firefighters arrived on scene. Ludington Police Department and…

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79th District Court arraignments include felony drug charges.

November 22, 2017

79th District Court arraignments include felony drug charges. #MasonCountyCrime. By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Makayla Shanae Snyder, 17, of 510 E. Ludington Ave., Ludington, was arrested August 17 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance. Preliminary hearing: December…

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79th District Court sentencings, posted Nov. 22, 2017.

November 22, 2017

79th District Court sentencings, posted Nov. 22, 2017. #MasonCountyCrime. By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Bryan Scott Fenner, 26, of 4555 Ordway Rd., Eden Township, pleaded guilty November 7 to second-offense operating while intoxicated (OWI) and was sentenced to 32 days in jail with credit for two days…

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Chief warns of phone scam.

November 22, 2017

Chief warns of phone scam. #MasonCountyCrime LUDINGTON — Ludington Police Chief Mark Barnett is warning residents about a phone scam involving a caller falsely portraying themselves as a WMOM radio station representative. “Today, Nov. 22, 2017, WMOM radio in Ludington was alerted, by the family of listener, of a scam where the caller portrayed themselves as WMOM representative,” Barnett sated.…

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