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Crashes, thefts top police activity.

August 9, 2016
Crashes, thefts top police activity.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews The following is police activity Monday, Aug. 8, 2016: 6:31 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), drugs, 700 block of Maritime Drive, City of Ludington. 10:37 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), assist Free Soil Fire Department with a vehicle fire, 2500 block of East Michigan Avenue, Village of Free Soil. 12:19 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injuries, M 116 near…

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Hesperia man sentenced to prison for break-in.

August 9, 2016
Hesperia man sentenced to prison for break-in.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 19-year-old Hesperia man currently incarcerated in prison was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Aug. 9, to a concurrent prison term of 20 months to 15 years in prison for a conviction of breaking and entering. Steven Geno Rice III, of 4820 E. Loop Rd., was also designated as a second-offense…

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Fair rabbit winners.

August 9, 2016
Fair rabbit winners.

#WesternMichiganFair The following are the winners of the 2016 Western Michigan Fair rabbit competitions:  

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Homeless man sentenced for failing to register as sex offender.

August 9, 2016
Homeless man sentenced for failing to register as sex offender.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A local homeless man was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Aug. 9, to serve nine months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term for a felony of failure to register as a sex offender. Douglas Andrew Wilson, 54, pleaded guilty to the charge last June. Wilson addressed the court, stating…

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Judge calls actions of Hart woman ‘reprehensible’ in embezzlement case.

August 9, 2016
Judge calls actions of Hart woman ‘reprehensible’ in embezzlement case.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — Judge Susan K. Sniegowski told a 41-year-old Hart woman convicted of embezzling $12,000 from her employer that her actions were “reprehensible” during sentencing in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Aug. 9. Traci Liane Ross, 41, of 415 S. Dryden St., pleaded guilty last June to embezzlement $1,000-$20,000. She stole money from Smalley Construction…

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