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By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 30-year-old Scottville woman was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, April 14, to serve six months in jail for stealing jewelry from an elderly woman and then pawning it. Tonya Marie Sheffield, 30, of 2611 W. First St., Scottville, was convicted of larceny in a building and second-offense habitual offender stemming from…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A Victory Township woman convicted of embezzling gift cards from the company she worked for was sentenced Tuesday, April 14, in 51st Circuit Court to serve four months in jail, up front, of a nine-month sentence and pay $40,000 in restitution. Valerie Kay Larr, 56, pleaded guilty in February to embezzling between $20,000…
The police news is sponsored by VanderHaag Car Sales of Scottville, 231-757-2727, www.vanderhaagcarsales.com and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com. LUDINGTON — An attempt to smuggle contraband into the Mason County Jail was thwarted by Mason County Sheriff’s deputies Monday, April 13, at 4:34 a.m. Deputies intercepted possible narcotics that were being mailed to an…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. CRYSTAL VALLEY (Oceana Co.) — A Crystal Valley man who was severely burned in a van fire Monday afternoon, April 13, when he attempted suicide by igniting the Ford Econoline in which he was living has died, Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. Joseph Lee Gieske, 54, of 1465 E. Mill Rd., was…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Ludington City Council denied a request of a local organization to place signs in the city’s right-of-way in order to promote an Earth Day event during its regular meeting Monday night. A Few Friends for the Environment of the World (AFFEW) will hold an Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 18 at the Ludington…
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