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Fire destroys family cottage

June 16, 2014
Fire destroys family cottage

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — A cottage that had been in a family for generations was destroyed by fire early Monday morning. Patrick Shinn said he and his wife, Carleen, were woken by a noise just after midnight. He said something had been getting into their trash lately, so he suspected that is what is was. “Then,…

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Muskegon man dies in logging accident

June 13, 2014

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  EDEN TWP. — A 46-year-old Muskegon County died this afternoon after a tree he was cutting struck him in the head. At 1:33 p.m., the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, Riverton Fire Dept., Custer Fire Dept. and Carr Area Fire Dept., along with Life EMS ambulance, were called to an area 1.5 miles southwest of the intersection…

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79th District Court arraignments

June 13, 2014
79th District Court arraignments

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned this past week in front of the 79th District Court Magistrate: Felonies – William Joseph Handshoe, 20, no address listed, was arrested June 6 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) on four felony counts of criminal sexual conduct, first degree (under 13). A preliminary exam is set for…

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Circuit court sentencings include embezzlement, sex offender, drug violations

June 13, 2014
Circuit court sentencings include embezzlement, sex offender, drug violations

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced Tuesday in 51st Circuit Court: – Donna Lee Brown, 61, of 4152 Washington Rd., Pentwater, was found guilty April 23 of embezzlement agent, over $20,000. She was sentenced to 270 days in jail with credit for one day served; serve four months up front, followed by 60 days on…

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79th District Court sentencings

June 13, 2014

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – James Shannon Harvard, 43, of 285 Beaver Dam Rd., Lucedale, Miss., was found guilty June 11 of driving while license suspended (DWLS). He was sentenced to one day jail with credit for one day served and $225 in fines and costs. Conviction reportable…

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