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Meth possession yields jail sentence.

January 26, 2016
Meth possession yields jail sentence.

LUDINGTON — An 18-year-old Fremont man was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court, Jan. 12, to serve seven months up front of a one-year discretionary jail sentence for a conviction of methamphetamine possession. Jordan Jacob Stein, of 222 E. Elm St., was found guilty, Oct. 14. Stein was also sentenced to two years probation; driver’s license suspended 60 days/restricted after 30…

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Fire, EMS log, Jan. 25, 2016.

January 26, 2016
Fire, EMS log, Jan. 25, 2016.

The following was activity of Mason County fire and EMS departments for Monday, Jan. 25, 2016: 3:14 a.m.: Life EMS (Life) and Fountain Fire Department: medical call, East Millerton Road, Sherman Township. 7:55 a.m.: Life, Riverton Fire Department: medical call, West Hawley Road, Riverton Township. 9:37 a.m.: Life, Ludington FD: medical call, East Ludington Ave., City of Ludington. 11:41 a.m.:…

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Car/coyote crash, stolen iPad among police activity.

January 25, 2016
Car/coyote crash, stolen iPad among police activity.

The following is local law enforcement activity Jan. 22-24, 2016: Friday, Jan. 22, 2016: – 4:45 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Stiles and Fountain, Victory Township. – 5:30 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injuries, US 10 east of Bean, Custer Township. – 2:30 p.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), a 15-year-old female juvenile was apprehended for…

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Protesters picket bar, claim man with Down syndrome discriminated against; owner says it’s retaliation.

January 23, 2016
Protesters picket bar, claim man with Down syndrome discriminated against; owner says it’s retaliation.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. WALHALLA — A group of protestors picketed outside of Riley’s Rendezvous Grille and Tavern, 6626 E. U.S. 10, Saturday afternoon. The group claimed that business owner John Riley had discriminated against Tyler Janicki, 22, because Tyler has Down syndrome. Riley said the protest was about retaliation stemming from an incident that goes back about five years…

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Snowmobiler injured in National Forest.

January 22, 2016
Snowmobiler injured in National Forest.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  MEADE TOWNSHIP — A 27-year-old Joliet, Illinois man received a broken leg Friday night when the snowmobile he was driving collided with a tree. The crash occurred sometime between 7 and 8 p.m. on Manistee National Forest Trail 8407, otherwise known as snowmobile trail 614, about 1.5 miles north of Free Soil near the Mason-Lake counties line.…

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