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Pentwater woman arrested for smuggling drugs into jail.

November 7, 2016

Pentwater woman arrested for smuggling drugs into jail. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews LUDINGTON — A warrant is being requested for a 28-year-old Pentwater woman for allegedly smuggling contraband into a correctional facility after she was found to have suspected drugs hidden in her mouth when she checked into the Mason County Jail to serve a weekend sentence on an additional drug conviction…

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Man, woman arrested for drunk driving, drugs, in grocery store parking lot.

November 7, 2016

Man, woman arrested for drunk driving, drugs, in grocery store parking lot.  #MasonCountyPoliceNews PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 30-year-old Manistee man was arrested Sunday afternoon by Mason County sheriff deputies on drunk driving and drug charges after the man’s vehicle struck two vehicles in the Save-A-Lot parking lot, 5530 W. US 10. The man was charged with operating a vehicle while…

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Man injured following tractor accident.

November 6, 2016

Man injured following tractor accident. #MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — A 37-year-old man was injured Sunday afternoon in a traffic accident in the 4900 block of North Darr Road. Fountain Area Fire Chief Roger Berndt said the man told emergency personnel that he was attempting to move the tractor and didn’t sit down. “He put the clutch…

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Driver in morning Riverton crash identified.

November 6, 2016

Driver in morning Riverton crash identified.  #MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — Matthew Jon Broersma, 39, of Custer, is currently in serious condition at Hackley Hospital in Muskegon, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Broersma was involved in a single vehicle crash on Chauvez Road between Hoganson and Schwass roads Sunday morning. Initially, it was reported that…

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Custer man injured following morning crash.

November 6, 2016

Custer man injured following morning crash.  #MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — A 37-year-old Custer man was seriously injured following a single vehicle crash Sunday on Chauvez Road. The man was traveling east in a Ford Escort station wagon, according to Mason County sheriff deputies on scene. The vehicle left the roadway as it entered the curves just before…

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