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Traffic stop leads to 3 marijuana possession arrests

March 3, 2015
Traffic stop leads to 3 marijuana possession arrests

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. — Three local men were arrested for possession of marijuana Monday, March 2, at 12:05 a.m. at US-10 and Stiles Road following a traffic stop. A 19-year-old Scottville man, a 19-year-old Free Soil…

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18-year-old pleads to home invasion.

March 3, 2015
18-year-old pleads to home invasion.

LUDINGTON — A Ludington man pleaded guilty to home invasion this afternoon in 51st Circuit Court. Gilberto Miguel Colon, 18, of 718 E. Ludington Ave., Ludington, was arrested Dec. 8 by LPD for felonies of first-degree home invasion and conspiracy to commit first-degree home invasion. Colon was offered a plea agreement with the Mason County Prosecutor’s Office to drop the…

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Police respond to drugs complaint

March 3, 2015
Police respond to drugs complaint

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. PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Troopers from the Hart post of the Michigan State Police were dispatched to a residence in the 5000 block of Sixth Street Monday, March 2, at 11:49 a.m. for a dangerous…

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Scottville rehires attorney.

March 2, 2015
Scottville rehires attorney.

SCOTTVILLE — City commissioners re-hired Thompson, Thompson and Glanville attorneys of Ludington as the city’s legal counsel. Tracy Thompson has served as the city’s attorney since 1996. The firm gets paid a $3,000 retainer and charges the city $175 per hour. Last year Scottville paid $10,289 for legal services.

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Running water in city may be cheap insurance, manager says.

March 2, 2015

SCOTTVILLE — The city is not officially calling for residents to run their water, however, it is encouraging residents to run their water if they have a history of freezing lines. “It’s really cheap insurance,” City Manager Amy Williams said during Monday’s city commission meeting. Williams said the city of Ludington has issued a similar request. Water should be run at…

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