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49th annual Old Engine & Tractor Show will take place Aug. 3-5

July 13, 2023

49th annual Old Engine & Tractor Show will take place Aug. 3-5 By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — The 49th annual Old Engine & Tractor Show, presented by the Western Michigan Old Engine Club, will take place on Thursday, Aug. 3 through Saturday, Aug. 3. This year’s highlighted equipment will include Massey Ferguson and Massey-Harris tractors, McCormick-Deering stationary engines, and…

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79th District Court arraignments, posted July 13, 2023

July 13, 2023

79th District Court arraignments, posted July 13, 2023 By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Ronald Dale Gerhardstein, 37; third-offense domestic violence, interfering with an electronic communications device, and third-offense habitual offender; arrested June 2 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned July 6; probable cause hearing: July 19;…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted July 13, 2023

July 13, 2023

51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted July 13, 2023 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced this week in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Eric Edward Williams, 43, pleaded guilty June 1, 2023 to possession of a controlled substance and two counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and was sentenced July 11, 2023 to concurrent prison terms of 18…

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Police news, posted July 13, 2023

July 13, 2023

Police news, posted July 13, 2023 The following is police activity in Mason County Wednesday, July 12, 2023: 6:03 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 freeway south of Pere Marquette Highway, Summit Township. 9:35 a.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 10 west of Reek Road, Custer Township. 10:38 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 13-year-old…

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Wanted man attempts to flee from officer

July 12, 2023

Wanted man attempts to flee from officer LUDINGTON — A 37-year-old Ludington man wanted on an active warrant attempted to flee from a Ludington police officer, but the suspect eventually surrendered to the officer and was taken into custody Tuesday, July 11, around 10:15 p.m. in the ​200 block of East Second Street, according to a press release from the…

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