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Man who fled with daughter pleads guilty to CSC, unlawful imprisonment.

April 11, 2017

Man who fled with daughter pleads guilty to CSC, unlawful imprisonment. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — Mark Alan Saporita-Fargo, 47, pleaded guilty Friday, April 7, in separate cases of third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC), which involved the sexual assault of a teenage victim in 2015, and conspiracy to commit unlawful imprisonment, stemming from the January 2017 kidnapping…

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Rep. VanderWall to host coffee hour.

April 10, 2017

Rep. VanderWall to host coffee hour.  PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — State Rep. Curt VanderWall of Ludington will hold a local coffee hour on Tuesday, April 11 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Mason County Airport conference room, 5300 W. US 10. “Coffee hours are a great opportunity for residents to share any questions or concerns they may have about state…

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Amber Township man faces felony charges of animal torture.

April 10, 2017
Amber Township man faces felony charges of animal torture.

Amber Township man faces felony charges of animal torture.  #MasonCountyPoliceNews. LUDINGTON — Raymond David Spyker, 33, of Amber Township has been arraigned in 79th District Court on the felony charge of animal killing/torture. Spyker was arrested on Saturday by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office in the 1500 block of West US 10-31 in Amber Township. According to Sheriff Kim Cole, the…

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Woman, 84, injured when deer runs into vehicle.

April 10, 2017

Woman, 84, injured when deer runs into vehicle. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — An 84-year-old Montague woman was injured after a deer ran into the driver’s side of her vehicle Saturday, April 8, at 12:20 p.m. at US 31 and Decker Road, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The woman was transported to Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital by Life EMS…

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Four men arrested on meth charges following SSCENT raid.

April 10, 2017

Four men arrested on meth charges following SSCENT raid. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews BRANCH TOWNSHIP — Four local men were arrested last week by the State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) on multiple methamphetamine charges following a drug raid by narcotics officers last February. Johnathan Wayne Colwell, 27, of Irons, Christopher Lee Smalley, 27, of Branch, Tyrone Esau McNeely, 19,…

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