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Grandmother placed on tether for supplying grandson with meth materials

September 15, 2015
Grandmother placed on tether for supplying grandson with meth materials

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 63-year-old grandmother was ordered to serve 30 days on a tether in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Sept. 15, for supplying materials for her grandson to make meth. Jacqueline Kay Towers, who now lives in Jackson but was residing in Custer at the time she was arrested by the State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement…

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Sexually-abusive computer images of children add more time to inmate’s prison stay

September 15, 2015
Sexually-abusive computer images of children add more time to inmate’s prison stay

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 30-year-old Ludington man currently lodged in the Pugsley Correctional Facility in Grand Traverse County was sentenced to two concurrent prison terms Tuesday, Sept. 15, in 51st Circuit Court for convictions of child sexually abusive material and using a computer to commit a crime. Aaron Michael Reamer was sentenced to 16 months to…

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Ludington woman receives jail time for drug charges

September 15, 2015
Ludington woman receives jail time for drug charges

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 23-year-old Ludington woman was sentenced to serve eight months up front of a one-year discretionary jail sentence Tuesday, Sept. 15, in 51st Circuit Court for convictions of two felony counts of controlled substance, possession on school property – narcotic or cocaine less than 25 grams, and maintaining a drug house. Brooke Elizabeth Streeter,…

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Benishek to retire after current term.

September 15, 2015
Benishek to retire after current term.

IRON MOUNTAIN – Congressman Dan Benishek (R-Iron Mountain), who serves as representative of Michigan’s 1st Congressional District, announced today he will be retiring after his current term expired the end of 2016. “Serving the 1st district in Congress has been a privilege and an opportunity that I will be forever grateful for. I am proud to be able to represent the people…

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Stalker sentenced to one year in jail

September 15, 2015
Stalker sentenced to one year in jail

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON— A 20-year-old Ludington man was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for 179 days served for felonies of aggravated stalking; using a computer to commit a crime; and third-offense habitual offender. Scott Samuel-Ray MacArthur will also be on a GPS tether for six months after release from jail. He was ordered to…

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