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79th District Court sentencings, dismissals, posted Oct. 19, 2017.

October 19, 2017

79th District Court sentencings. #MasonCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – Roy James Alltop, 46, of 3745 132nd Ave., Hart, was found guilty Oct. 11 of second-offense operating while intoxicated and was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for 38 days served. His sentence is to transfer to…

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College board asking for public input on presidential search.

October 19, 2017

College board asking for public input on presidential search. VICTORY TOWNSHIP – The West Shore Community College Board of Trustees is asking the community to provide input by participating in an online presidential search survey. The college is seeking that input from students, faculty, staff, administrators, college and foundation board members, as well as community members, school system and community leaders,…

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Scottville Optimist Club seeks community input on future of building.

October 18, 2017

Scottville Optimist Club seeks community input on future of building. #ScottvilleNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. The Scottville Optimist Club is facing some tough choices about the future of its building. Since the mid-1970s, the Optimist Center has been the community hall for Scottville. But, the building is getting old and costing the club a lot of money, preventing it from…

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Alleged drunken drag racers identified.

October 18, 2017

Alleged drunken drag racers identified. #MasonCountyNews LUDINGTON — The three suspects who were arrested following a drag race on South Lakeshore Drive in Summit Township Monday night, Oct. 16, that resulted in both vehicles crashing have been identified by police. Megan Brown, 25, of Shelby and Alberto Ramirez, 22, of Ludington were in the car that went off the road…

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Police busy with crashes.

October 18, 2017

Police busy with crashes. #MasonCountyCrime The following is police activity in Mason County Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017: – 6:20 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, US 31 and Freeman Road, Grant Township. – 8:05 a.m., (Michigan State Police), car/deer crash, Dewey and Benson roads, Sheridan Township. – 2:28 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injuries, Pere Marquette Highway…

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