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79th District Court arraignments, posted May 26, 2023

May 26, 2023

79th District Court arraignments, posted May 26, 2023 By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Joseph Fredrick Pereira, 56; two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (victim under age 13); arrested March 1, 2020 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned May 23; probable cause hearing: May 31; bail:…

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Side Step Farms wins Momentum Business Plan Competition 

May 25, 2023

Side Step Farms wins Momentum Business Plan Competition  LUDINGTON — Side Step Farms of Riverton Township won the grand prize of $15,000 in the Momentum Business Plan Competition. The prize was awarded after finalists presented their business pitches to a live audience and a panel of judges on Thursday evening at Ludington Area Center for the Arts. Owners, Molly Guthrie…

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West Shore Bank celebrating 125 years with customer appreciation events

May 24, 2023

West Shore Bank celebrating 125 years with customer appreciation events LUDINGTON — On June 30, West Shore Bank will have served the local area for 125 years.   The bank was founded as State Savings Bank of Scottville in downtown Scottville by Curtis W. MacPhail.  In honor of the Bank’s anniversary, West Shore Bank is partnering with several local businesses…

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Obscenity scratched on car hood after motorist ‘flips the bird’

May 24, 2023

Obscenity scratched on car hood after motorist ‘flips the bird’ PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A woman told sheriff’s deputies that a motorist “gave her the finger” on US 10, and afterwards she pulled into the Walmart parking lot. Upon returning to her vehicle, an obscene word was scratched into the hood, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The incident was…

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Blessing of the ORVs continues to grow in Irons; Sunday, May 28

May 23, 2023

Blessing of the ORVs continues to grow in Irons; Sunday, May 28 By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief IRONS — A week after the popular Blessing of the Bikes weekend in Baldwin, another blessing event will take place a few miles to the north with the annual Blessing of the ORVs on Sunday, May 28 at Skinner Park in Irons.  The event…

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