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Felony child abuse tops 79th District Court arraignments.

December 7, 2017

Felony child abuse tops 79th District Court arraignments. #MasonCountyCourts. By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Steven Douglas Jolly, 58, of 310 S. Jackson Rd., Ludington, was arrested December 2 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) on felony charges of third-degree child abuse and domestic violence. Preliminary hearing:…

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79th District Court sentencings, posted Dec. 7, 2017.

December 7, 2017

79th District Court sentencings, posted Dec. 7, 2017. #MasonCountyCrime. By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Matthew James Lersch, 43, of 1100 Parkdale St., Lansing, pleaded guilty November 29 to child endangerment and was sentenced to 35 days in jail with credit for two days served; one year discretionary…

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Briggs Hardware, one of the county’s oldest businesses, changes ownership.

December 6, 2017

Briggs Hardware, one of the county’s oldest businesses, changes ownership. #MasonCountyBusiness. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — One of Mason County’s oldest businesses has changed ownership and its name will be part of the history books. As of today, Briggs True Value Hardware, 5840 W. US 10, is Larson’s Ace Hardware. The new owner, Angie Larson Smith, is…

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Animal control requesting fee increases.

December 6, 2017

Animal control requesting fee increases. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Mason County Animal Control is asking the Mason County Board of Commissioners to increase certain fees. The fees being considered are: Release fee, from $20 to $25. Impound fees, from $15 citation to $25 citation. Boarding fee, from $8 per day per animal to $10 per day per animal. Euthanization fee,…

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Downed tree, crash among police activity.

December 6, 2017

Downed tree, crash among police activity. #MasonCountyCrime The following is police activity in Mason County Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017: – 1:27 a.m., (Michigan State Police), traffic policing for a downed tree, Townline and. Custer roads, Sherman Township. – 9:30 a.m., (MSP), sex offender registration violation, under investigation, 200 block of Thornwild Drive, City of Scottville. – 4:09 p.m., (MSP), two-vehicle…

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