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Scottville woman sentenced to jail for wielding axe.

June 7, 2016
Scottville woman sentenced to jail for wielding axe.

LUDINGTON — A 28-year-old Scottville woman was sentenced Tuesday, June 7, in 51st Circuit Court to serve 90 days up front of a one-year jail term for a conviction of felonious assault. Jennifer Lynn Nickelson, 210 E. Second St., was carrying an axe in an illegal manner, said Judge Susan K. Sniegowski. She was arrested last April by the Hart…

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Drug theft yields jail term.

June 7, 2016
Drug theft yields jail term.

LUDINGTON — A 32-year-old Ludington woman was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, June 7, to serve four months up front of an 11-month term for a conviction of larceny in building. Marigo Lynn Griffin, of 1057 Lancer Lane, Lot 27, stole controlled substances from a co-worker, which is “an identical act” that she engaged in six years ago, said…

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Sex offender could get prison time for not registering, found living in campground.

June 7, 2016
Sex offender could get prison time for not registering, found living in campground.

LUDINGTON — Joseph Lynn Yennior Jr., 26 could face up to 10 years in prison for failing to register his proper address as a sex offender. Yennior was arrested on June 4 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office after it received an anonymous tip that he was not living at the address he had listed on the sex offender registry, 209…

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Failure to register as sex offender leads to jail.

June 7, 2016
Failure to register as sex offender leads to jail.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 58-year-old Ludington man was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, June 7, to serve 11 months up front of a one-year jail term for two counts of failure to register as a sex offender. Robin Jon Sarres, of 706 N. Emily St., who pleaded guilty to both counts, has a “lengthy criminal history”…

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Fountain sculpture dedication postponed.

June 7, 2016
Fountain sculpture dedication postponed.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. FOUNTAIN — The dedication of a sculpture commemorating the Fountain area’s lumber heritage has been postponed due to the sculpture not being finished. The celebration was originally scheduled for May 28, during the annual Fountain Horse Pull. Shirley Chancellor, one of the sculpture committee members said that artist Ruben Llano of New Era had suffered an…

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