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Threats, fugitive arrest, shoplifting

January 13, 2015
Threats, fugitive arrest, shoplifting

MASON COUNTY — Activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 includes: – 11:31 a.m., threats, 1900 block of W. US-10, Amber Twp. – 9 p.m., fugitive arrest, 300 block of E. Ludington Ave., Ludington, no further info available. – 11 p.m., a 23-year-old Ludington woman was arrested for retail fraud in the 4000…

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Crashes keep deputies busy

January 13, 2015
Crashes keep deputies busy

LUDINGTON — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office responded to four crashes Monday, Jan. 12. – 7:35 a.m., car/deer crash, no injuries, Stiles and Johnson, Amber Twp. – 7:56 a.m., one-vehicle crash, no injuries, Stiles and Dewey, Victory Twp. – 2:30 p.m., one-vehicle rollover crash, no injuries, private property at Tractor Supply parking lot. Related story here – 6:45 p.m., car/deer crash,…

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Franz discusses transportation bill at public meeting.

January 12, 2015
Franz discusses transportation bill at public meeting.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — State Representative Ray Franz hosted a community meeting Monday night at Ludington City Hall. The primary topic of the evening was the state’s transportation bill that the legislature passed in a late night session right before it recessed for the year. The $1.9 billion bill will require a vote of the people because it…

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Parking lot rollover.

January 12, 2015
Parking lot rollover.

AMBER TWP. — A 23-year-old pregnant Walhalla woman and her 2-year-old daughter were uninjured in a rollover crash in the Tractor Supply parking lot Monday afternoon. According to a Mason County deputy on scene, the woman was driving east at a slow rate of speed through the drive lane of the parking lot when she moved over for a westbound…

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Police seek missing Oceana man

January 12, 2015
Police seek missing Oceana man

HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing man, Jack Kokx, 50, of N. 120th Ave., Crystal Township. Kokx’s family contacted the sheriff’s department, Jan. 6, indicating that Kokx has been missing since his release from the Mason County Jail, May 28, 2014. Kokx has a long criminal history, mainly involving alcohol-related incidents. He has been…

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