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Cocaine delivery, computer crime tops recent arraignments. 

August 11, 2017

Cocaine delivery, computer crime tops recent arraignments.  #MasonCountyCrime. By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Lonnie Michael Dietz, 48, of 2090 N. Fourth St., Sheridan Township, was arrested May 24 by the State, Sheriffs, Chiefs Enforcement Narcotics Team (SSCENT) on felony charges of delivery of a controlled substance (cocaine), one…

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79th District Court sentencings, posted Aug. 11, 2017.

August 11, 2017

79th District Court sentencings, posted Aug. 11, 2017. #MasonCountyCrime. By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Jason Michael Ogan, 42, of 6574 E. Glen Ln., Sheridan Township, pleaded no contest August 1 to domestic violence and was sentenced to 11 days in jail with credit for 11 days served;…

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Western Michigan Fair dairy winners.

August 11, 2017

Western Michigan Fair dairy winners.    

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Woman injured in rollover car/deer crash.

August 11, 2017

Woman injured in rollover car/deer crash. #MasonCountyCrime CUSTER TOWNSHIP — A 56-year-old Custer woman received minor injuries when her vehicle rolled over after hitting a deer on Custer Road near Powers Road Thursday, Aug. 10, at 5:05 a.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. She was traveling southbound on Custer Road when the crash occurred, Cole said. Police reported…

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Man, whose body was found in Lake Michigan, stayed at Hamlin Lake resort.

August 10, 2017

Man, whose body was found in Lake Michigan, stayed at Hamlin Lake resort. #MasonCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — For more than a month, the identity of a man’s body found floating in Lake Michigan on the Fourth of July near the Leland Harbor in Leelanua County was a mystery. That mystery was solved this week when authorities…

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