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Fire destroys Lakeshore Resource Network building.

September 2, 2016
Fire destroys Lakeshore Resource Network building.

#MasonCountyNews #Ludington By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Fire destroyed the remains of the former Lakeshore Lumber building, 920 E. Tinkham Ave. early this morning. Ludington Fire Department and Ludington Police Department were dispatched to the building at 3:49 a.m. to find the building engulfed in flames. The Lakeshore Resource Network, a nonprofit organization, just held a ceremonial groundbreaking of the…

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Strangulation, larceny among arraignments.

September 2, 2016
Strangulation, larceny among arraignments.

#MasonCountyNews       #MasonCountyCourtNews By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in 79th District Court: Felonies -Ramon Munoz, 32, 204 E. Foster St., Ludington, was arrested August 21 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) on felony charges of assault by strangulation and domestic violence. Preliminary hearing: September 7 at 11:15 a.m. Bail: $7,500/10 percent.…

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79th District Court sentencings.

September 2, 2016
79th District Court sentencings.

#MasonCountyNews      #MasonCountyCourtNews By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON– The following were recently sentenced in 79th District Court: -Patti Sue Schwandt, 44, 8250 E. Johnson Rd., Branch Township, pleaded no contest to assault and battery on August 23 and was sentenced to 17 days in jail with credit for 17 days already served, 93 days discretionary jail for one…

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Facts warrant a consequence,’ says prosecutor regarding trucker’s criminal case.

September 1, 2016
Facts warrant a consequence,’ says prosecutor regarding trucker’s criminal case.

#OceanaCountyNews #US31Crash By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — “We believe the facts warrant a consequence,” said Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon after a 25-year-old Ludington trucker was charged with a misdemeanor for rear-ending a family of five and another motorist on US 31 near Stony Lake Road last July. Jonathon William Ashley has been arrested and charged with “violation of…

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Ludington trucker charged for involvement in July expressway crash.

September 1, 2016
Ludington trucker charged for involvement in July expressway crash.

#OceanaCountyNews #US31Crash By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART (Oceana County) — The 25-year-old Ludington man who rear-ended a family of five and another motorist on US 31 near Stony Lake Road in Oceana County, July 5, has been arrested and charged with “violation of motor vehicle code causing serious bodily impairment,” according to Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s…

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