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Deputies choose not to shave for Adopt A Door; campaign going well, sheriff says.

October 6, 2015
Deputies choose not to shave for Adopt A Door; campaign going well, sheriff says.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Several personnel at Mason County Sheriff’s Office are violating policy by not shaving. The violation has become a tradition at the sheriff’s office. Deputies have petitioned the sheriff asking consideration to waive the facial hair policy for the month November. The trade off for “violating” the policy is that the offending deputies have to…

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Ludington man sentenced to jail for communications interference

October 6, 2015
Ludington man sentenced to jail for communications interference

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 20-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday, Oct. 6, in 51st Circuit Court to serve six months of a nine-month discretionary sentence, with credit for 151 days served in jail, for a felony conviction of interfering with electronic communications. Skip Roy-Ernest Lange, of 1028 Brandy Ln., was also sentenced concurrently to 90 days in…

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PM Highway construction begins Thursday; traffic detoured to US 31.

October 6, 2015
PM Highway construction begins Thursday; traffic detoured to US 31.

PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Pere Marquette Highway will be closed beginning Thursday, Oct. 8 to Wednesday, Oct. 14 between Sixth Street and Conrad Road. During that time, Michigan Department of Transportation will be upgrading the railroad crossing in that area. The official MDOT detour is U.S. 31 expressway.

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Homeless man sentenced to jail for resisting police

October 6, 2015
Homeless man sentenced to jail for resisting police

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON— A 55-year-old homeless man was sentenced Tuesday, Oct. 6, in 51st Circuit Court to serve seven months up front of a one-year discretionary jail sentence after pleading guilty to two counts of resisting and opposing police and fourth-offense habitual offender last August. Joseph Michael LeClair, 55, whose address in his court file is listed…

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Former mayor appointed to Scottville commission seat.

October 5, 2015
Former mayor appointed to Scottville commission seat.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — What comes around, goes around. Bruce Krieger, a former mayor, is the newest city commissioner, appointed Monday during the commission’s regular meeting by a 4-2 vote. Krieger served the city commission for seven years from 1971 to 1978. He replaces Don Pasco, who resigned last month after serving on the commission for three months.…

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