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District court sentences

January 11, 2013

LUDINGTON – The following sentences were given this week in 79th District Court: Heather Marie Vinton, 37, 1173 Gary St., Ludington, was found guilty on Jan. 9 for assault and battery. She was sentenced to 10 days in jail with 93 days discretionary jail for 1 year, must complete an anger management program by March 15 or report to jail,…

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Arraignments

January 11, 2013

LUDINGTON — The following people were arraigned this week in the 79th District Court: Kimberly Michelle Jacobsen, 45, 9016 E. U.S. 10, Branch, was arrested Jan. 7 by Ludington Police Dept. for retail fraud second degree. Bond was set at $3,500 and a pretrial conference was scheduled for Jan. 28 at 2:30 p.m. Kenneth Larry Nickerson, 48, was arrested by…

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5 sentenced in circuit court

January 11, 2013

LUDINGTON — Four people were sentenced in 51st Circuit Court this week for the related offenses of unlawfully driving away a motor vehicle. They included Christopher Bradley Cox, 20, 4775 W. Angling Rd., Hamlin Twp.; Donald Gene Case, 17, 209 W. First St., Scottville; Spencer William Johnson, 19, 207 E. Filer St., Apt. 1, Ludington and Timothy Munoz Ratlif, 19,…

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Art center receives state grant

January 11, 2013

Arts Council Receives State Grant   LUDINGTON – Ludington Area Arts Council has been awarded a grant of $15,000 from the state of Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.  Of this amount, $2,560 are federal funds provided to MCACA from the National Endowment for the Arts.  The grant was awarded through the MCACA peer review process and was one…

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Magazine ranks MCE as top rural Michigan school

January 10, 2013

Bridge Magazine has ranked Mason County Eastern as the top rural school district in Michigan. The magazine recently announced its Academic State Champs and MCE was ranked sixth overall and first for rural. The district was featured in today’s Muskegon Chronicle and on the Mlive.com website. See below for links. Bridge Magazine, which partners with Mlive, and Public Sector Consultants…

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