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Home invasion nets jail time

March 10, 2015
Home invasion nets jail time

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 19-year-old Ludington man was sentenced to 90 days in jail with credit for 79 days served for third-degree home invasion in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 10. Jonathan Herman Chambers, Jr., of 926 E. Tinkham Ave., Apt. 313, Ludington, was arrested Dec. 20 by the Ludington Police Department for stealing several items…

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What’s your tornado plan? Statewide drill to be held in April.

March 10, 2015

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. What would you do if a tornado struck near your home or workplace? Do you have a plan? Does your boss have a plan? What about your family? Is there a communication plan in place to make sure everyone is safe? These are questions that Mason County Emergency Management coordinator Liz Reimink is hoping get discussed…

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Scottville man arrested for suboxone possession

March 10, 2015
Scottville man arrested for suboxone possession

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. AMBER TWP. — A 23-year-old Scottville man was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Monday, March 9, at 10:59 p.m for possession of suboxone and an outstanding contempt of court warrant issued by…

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Jaycees seeking DNR grant for mini golf.

March 9, 2015
Jaycees seeking DNR grant for mini golf.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Jaycees service club is requesting the City of Ludington apply on its behalf for a $45,000 recreation passport grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for renovations at the mini golf course located at Stearns Park. The grant requires a 25 percent local match, which the Jaycees would provide. The…

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Training educators what to do if a gunman is in the school.

March 9, 2015
Training educators what to do if a gunman is in the school.

See video here By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. VICTORY TWP. — It’s easy to watch a school shooting on the news and think that it will never happen here. But, on a December morning in 2012, an angry Custer Twp. Fire Chief, John Allison, called newly elected Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Allison (who passed away in 2013) had just watched…

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