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Smith & Eddy’s Stephanie Cosenza: Helping others is her strength.

June 23, 2016
Smith & Eddy’s Stephanie Cosenza: Helping others is her strength.

#Smith&EddyInsurance #MasonCountyPeople By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — A common theme among the employees of Smith & Eddy Insurance seems to be a strong pride in being able to help other people, whether it’s at work or in their personal lives. Stephanie Cosenza is no exception. Stephanie has worked at Smith & Eddy since 2015. She grew up on the…

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Vehicle crashes into utility pole, closing Quarterline Rd.

June 23, 2016
Vehicle crashes into utility pole, closing Quarterline Rd.

#MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 50-year-old Manistee man received non-life-threatening injuries this morning when his vehicle struck a high tension utility pole on North Quarterline Road between Koenig Road and Forest Trail. The crash occurred about 7:40 a.m. Grant Township Fire Chief Ron Melchert said the Buick Rendezvous was southbound on Quarterline Road. He said the…

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Cigarette scam yields jail term.

June 21, 2016
Cigarette scam yields jail term.

#MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 19-year-old Detroit man was sentenced Tuesday, June 21, in 51st Circuit Court for convictions of tobacco tax act violations; using a financial transaction device without consent; and identity theft. Dijon Lamar Grimes, 19, was ordered to serve 10 months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term. Grimes obtained 139 cartons…

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Drug theft leads to jail.

June 21, 2016
Drug theft leads to jail.

#MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 38-year-old Ludington man was ordered to serve seven months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, June 21, for stealing Xanax from a co-worker’s purse at McDonald’s. Christopher Lee Baysinger, of 1044 Pineway, is convicted of a felony of larceny in a building and a…

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Sex offender sent to prison.

June 21, 2016
Sex offender sent to prison.

  #MasonCountyNews     #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 59-year-old Ludington man was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, June 21, to concurrent terms of seven to 15 years in prison for convictions of second-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) and third-degree CSC. Arturo Ruiz Lopez, of 605 S. Washington Ave., appeared in court Tuesday with his attorney,…

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