By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 29-year-old Mears man was sentenced to 18 months to five years in prison in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Dec. 15, for violating his probation on a 2013 conviction of unlawful driving away of automobile (UDAA). William Craig Buchanan II, of 7736 W. Fox Rd., qualifies for special alternative incarceration (SAI) or “boot…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 29-year-old Ludington woman was sentenced to two to 15 years in prison for convictions of perjury and probation violation in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Dec. 15. Elizabeth Marie Whitaker wept as Judge Susan K. Sniegowski handed down the sentence, which required that she immediately be taken into custody. Whitaker’s attorney, Al Swanson…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TOWNSHIP — A ribbon cutting was held today at Century 21 Bayshore Real Estate, 325 S. Brye Road, to celebrate the business’ new owners, Kevin and MaryLyn Leavitt. Kevin will be the on-site owner/manager and comes to the position with years of experience in vacation rental properties in the Pentwater area and a strong…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 22-year-old Summit Township woman was sentenced to one year and one day to four years in prison for convictions of possession of analogues and probation violation in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Dec. 15. Jenna Diane Myers, 22, of 4631 W. Deren Road, is eligible for Special Alternative Incarceration (SAI) or “boot camp,”…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 26-year-old Ludington woman was sentenced to serve 11 months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term for a felony conviction of uttering and publishing in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Dec. 15. Kaleigh Lynn Clark, of 707 W. Ludington Ave., also received a concurrent term of 93 days in jail for a…
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