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51st Circuit Court, as of Oct. 16, 2013

October 18, 2013

By Allison Scarbrough. MCP Correspondent.  LUDINGTON – The following defendants were sentenced this past week in 51st Circuit Court: –          Morgan Marie Southern, 29, of 207 E. Danaher St., Ludington was found guilty Sept. 10 of controlled substance delivery, schedule 1, 2, 3. She was sentenced Oct. 15 to 90 days in jail with credit for three days served; serve 45 days up front…

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79th District Court, as of Oct. 16, 2013

October 18, 2013

By Allison Scarbrough. MCP Correspondent.  LUDINGTON – The following defendants were sentenced this past week in 79th District Court: –          George Osdell Teague, 27, of 724 N. Harrison St., Ludington, was found guilty Oct. 14 of disorderly conduct  – fighting. He was sentenced to two days in jail with credit for two days served; 90 days discretionary jail for one year; no contact…

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Horse dies after hit by car

October 18, 2013

LOGAN TWP. — Two people received injuries after the vehicle they were in hit a horse on Matson Road this morning around 6 a.m. The accident happened near the intersection of Hawley Road in Carr Settlement. Mason County Sheriff Acting Chief Deputy Steve Hansen said two people received injuries but all four were transported to Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. The…

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A tribute to Steve Stickney

October 17, 2013

EDEN TWP. — This has been a tragic and shocking week for Mason County, particularly the people in the Custer area. First, the news of the passing of 51-year-old Custer Fire Chief John Allison on Sunday night struck everyone hard. Then, on Tuesday, a classmate of John’s (Mason County Eastern Class of 1980), Steve Stickney, also 51, died from an…

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Updated: 83-year-old woman dies after U.S. 10 crash

October 17, 2013
Updated: 83-year-old woman dies after U.S. 10 crash

UPDATED. AMBER TWP. — Elna Elaine Krupa, 83, of Ludington died Wednesday afternoon as a result of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of U.S. 10-31 and Dennis Road. According to the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, Krupa was driving a 2013 Chevrolet Cruz. She apparently turned off of North Dennis Road, heading west onto U.S. 10-31 into…

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