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Ludington man pleads to receiving and concealing stolen pistol

August 4, 2015
Ludington man pleads to receiving and concealing stolen pistol

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON— A 20-year-old Ludington man is looking at serving five months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term after pleading guilty Tuesday, Aug. 4, in 51st Circuit Court to receiving and concealing a stolen firearm. In exchange for Nickolaus Charles Weber’s guilty plea, one count of felony firearm, along with misdemeanors of possession of marijuana;…

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Scottville man looking at jail time for heroin possession

August 4, 2015
Scottville man looking at jail time for heroin possession

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON— A 19-year-old Scottville man currently lodged in the Mason County Jail is looking at serving three months of a six-month discretionary jail term after pleading guilty Tuesday, Aug. 4, in 51st Circuit Court to a felony of possession of heroin, less than 25 grams. Austin James McCumber was arrested June 19 by the Mason…

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Victory Township man pleads guilty to 3 sex charges

August 4, 2015
Victory Township man pleads guilty to 3 sex charges

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON— A 21-year-old Victory Township man pleaded guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Aug. 4, to felony counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC); accosting children for immoral purposes; and possession of child sexually abusive material stemming from the sexual assault of a young girl last summer. Sebastian Allen-Leroy Chandler testified Tuesday that he touched…

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Cutting the cord and ditching the dish, the new trend in home entertainment.

August 4, 2015
Cutting the cord and ditching the dish, the new trend in home entertainment.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. We recently made a major decision in our household, we decided to ditch our dish and strictly rely on our Internet service for screen entertainment (I was going to write “for our TV entertainment”  but that’s not 100% accurate, since we use a variety of devices, besides just a television). Our decision was made mostly out of…

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Reckless driving, property destruction arrest; paycheck larceny; loose horse

August 4, 2015
Reckless driving, property destruction arrest; paycheck larceny; loose horse

The police news is sponsored by Benedict-Shilander Collision, now located at 5851 W. U.S. 10 behind Family Video; 231-887-1417 and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw. The following is local law enforcement activity Monday, Aug. 3, 2015: – 6:26 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), loose horse, 3200 block of S. Morton Rd., Riverton Twp.…

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