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Man sentenced to jail for invading deceased man’s home.

November 15, 2016

Man sentenced to jail for invading deceased man’s home. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 25-year-old Custer Township man who has the “mental capacities more indicative of a child” was sentenced to serve six months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov. 15, for stealing coins from a deceased man’s…

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Attempted theft scheme aimed at acquiring drug money.

November 15, 2016

#MasonCountyNews #CourtNews Attempted theft scheme aimed at acquiring drug money. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 32-year-old Pere Marquette Township man was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov. 15, to serve 90 days up front of a one-year discretionary jail term for two counts of attempted uttering and publishing. Jason L. Carr, of 1485 Betty Ave., pleaded guilty…

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Opening day 5-pointer.

November 15, 2016

Opening day 5-pointer. #OpeningDay. RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — It’s opening day of firearm deer hunting season in Michigan. Randy Cox shot this 5-point buck Tuesday morning in Riverton Township. “I’m almost 37-years-old and have been hunting for 24 of those years. I never had youth hunts in my day to get the big bucks, but this morning this 5-point was the biggest…

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Hart man sent to jail for fleeing police.

November 15, 2016

Hart man sent to jail for fleeing police. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 42-year-old Hart man was sentenced to serve 90 days up front of a one year jail term in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov. 15, for a conviction of third-degree fleeing a police officer. Jose Alfredo Villareal, of 1588 E. Hammett Rd., was arrested…

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Free Soil and senior center continue to work out differences.

November 15, 2016

Free Soil and senior center continue to work out differences. #FreeSoil. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. FREE SOIL — The Free Soil Village Council has extended its contract with the Free Soil Senior Center an additional month to allow the senior center board time to review the village’s offer of keeping the existing lease as is. See related story here. Over…

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