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79th District Court sentencings

June 27, 2014

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – Barbara Ruth Tyler, 23, of 1087 Pineway, Ludington, was found guilty June 24 of assault and battery and selling/furnishing alcohol to a minor. She was sentenced to five days in jail; 93 days discretionary jail for one year for Count I; 60 days…

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Circle Rocking S barn dance

June 27, 2014
Circle Rocking S barn dance

SHERMAN TWP. — Over 130 students and children attended the annual Circle Rocking S Children’s Farm barn dance Thursday. Photographer Brad Reed of Todd and Brad Reed Photography, Ludington, attended with his 10-year-old daughter, Julia, and captured some of the moments. Learn more about the farm here. 

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Prowling suspect arrested north of Scottville

June 27, 2014

CUSTER TWP. — A 21-year-old Burr Oak man was arrested Thursday night after law enforcement was called to a prowler complaint in the 800 block of North U.S. 31 just outside of Scottville. The initial 911 dispatch said a woman heard tapping on her window and her dog was barking. The home apparently had been broken into previously. Mason County…

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Motorcyclist injured after bike strikes deer on 31

June 26, 2014
Motorcyclist injured after bike strikes deer on 31

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  FREE SOIL TWP. — A motorcyclist was injured Thursday evening after the bike he was riding struck a deer on U.S. 31 between Townline and Freeman roads. The man, who was from Illinois, was traveling with a group on a circle tour around Lake Michigan, according to a firefighter on the scene. Most of his injuries…

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Minor injuries following Ludington crash

June 26, 2014
Minor injuries following Ludington crash

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — A 78-year-old Ludington woman received a ticket after a crash at the intersection of Tinkham and Rath avenues Thursday afternoon. The crash occurred about 3:15 p.m. when the driver was traveling south on Rath Avenue in a Buick and failed to yield at the Tinkham intersection. Her vehicle collided with a west bound Ford…

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