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51st Circuit Court, as of Nov. 13, 2013

November 14, 2013

LUDINGTON — The following defendants were sentenced this past week in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Eduardo Trevino, 33, 241 Third St., East Lake, was found guilty on Oct. 8, 2013 for possession of a non-narcotic and for possession of marijuana. He was sentenced to 1 year in jail serving 6 months up front and the remainder at the…

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79th District Court, as of Nov. 13, 2013

November 14, 2013

By Allison Scarbrough. MCP Correspondent. LUDINGTON – The following defendants were sentenced this past week in Mason County’s 79th District Court: –         Travis D. Burzynski, 30, of 7861 E. Navajo Trail, Branch, was found guilty Nov. 7 of open intoxicants in a vehicle/passenger and sentenced to $265 in fines and costs. –         David James Gwiazdowski, 43, of 802 N. Staffon…

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Sheriff’s report, Nov. 13, 2013

November 14, 2013

The following is the activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, November 13, 2013: 12:09 a.m.: Car/deer crash, no injury, U.S. 10 and Stiles Road, Amber Township. 2:39 a.m.: Traffic hazard, 4700 block of West Chauvez Road, Pere Marquette Township. 6:55 a.m.: Car/deer crash, no injury, U.S. 10 east of Dennis Road, Amber Township. 7 a.m.: Car/deer crash,…

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D’Ann Rohrer, MCP’s new education writer

November 14, 2013
D’Ann Rohrer, MCP’s new education writer

D’Ann Rohrer has joined the MCP team as our new education writer. D’Ann brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, having worked for several years in the education field. She has a master’s degree in education from Ferris State University along with a bachelor’s degree in physical education, with a minor in elementary distributed, from Grand Valley State University. She…

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Bill gives military firefighters credit for training

November 13, 2013

LANSING — Veterans will get credit for the firefighting training and experience they earned during military service through legislation introduced by state Rep. Ray Franz that was signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder today. Public Act 166 of 2013 was part of a five-bill package that makes certain military service jobs eligible to fulfill Michigan’s occupational licensing requirements for…

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