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Sniegowski wins judge race.

November 4, 2014
Sniegowski wins judge race.

LUDINGTON — Susan Sniegowski will become the first female judge in Mason and Lake counties. On Tuesday the Ludington attorney defeated Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Spaniola for the seat of 51st Circuit Court judge. Sniegowski will take office on Jan. 1 after Judge Richard Cooper retires after 35 years on the bench. Sniegowski defeated Spaniola with a total of…

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Election 2014 coverage. #MCelection

November 4, 2014

LUDINGTON — The polls for the 2014 mid-term elections have closed. Team MCP and Team OCP are out and about and will be providing up-to-the-minute results as the results come in. Follow live feeds on our Facebook (www.facebook.com/MasonCountyPress) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/MasonCoPress) sites, #MCelections. For those of you who do not have social network accounts, you can view the feed on…

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Scottville woman pleads guilty to gas station robbery.

November 4, 2014
Scottville woman pleads guilty to gas station robbery.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — A 30-year-old Scottville woman appeared in 51st Circuit Court this afternoon where she pleaded guilty to robbing a Scottville gas station in June. Jaralee Chaloux Sobers, of 412 Thornwhild Dr., Apt. 2, pleaded guilty to unarmed robbery and accepted an offer by the prosecutor to serve one year in the Mason County Jail and…

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Man who threatened wedding guests with gun pleads guilty.

November 4, 2014
Man who threatened wedding guests with gun pleads guilty.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A 21-year-old Victory Township man appeared in 51st Circuit Court today where he pleaded guilty to threatening wedding guests with a gun and also assaulting a pregnant woman. Codie Lee Fink, 21, of 1783 N. U.S. 31, was originally charged with five counts including two counts of felonious assault, two counts of felony firearms…

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Hart man pleads to home invasion of Riverton home.

November 4, 2014
Hart man pleads to home invasion of Riverton home.

LUDINGTON — A Hart man will likely spend the next 6 to 30 years in prison for larceny of a Riverton Township home. Daryl Eugene Essex, 32, of 5378 N. 88th Ave., Hart, appeared in 51st Circuit Court this afternoon. He was charged with four counts from the February, 2014 crime including safe breaking (punishable by up to life in…

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