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Morning crash with farm equipment results in minor injuries. 

November 8, 2021

Morning crash with farm equipment results in minor injuries.  FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — A crash involving farm equipment shut down parts of US 31 earlier today. Emergency crews were dispatched in the 7100 block of US 31 near Freeman Road at 7:41 a.m. According to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole, the crash occurred when a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck,…

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Man arrested on felony charges for assaulting woman, 13-year-old boy.

November 8, 2021

Man arrested on felony charges for assaulting woman, 13-year-old boy. LUDINGTON — A 31-year-old Ludington man was arrested by Ludington police officers Saturday, Nov. 6, shortly after 10 a.m. for assaulting a 35-year-old woman and a 13-year-old boy in the 400 block of South Harrison Street, according to Cpt. Steve Wietrzykowski. Brian Keith Blackburn faces charges of assault by strangulation…

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Man allegedly assaults woman while she’s driving.

November 8, 2021

Man allegedly assaults woman while she’s driving. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. CUSTER TOWNSHIP — A 48-year-old Walhalla man allegedly assaulted a 47-year-old Fountain woman while she was driving a vehicle on US 10 near Stephens Road Friday, Nov. 5, shortly before 3 p.m., according to…

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Lake-Osceola State Bank sponsors Dolly Parton Imagination Library books. 

November 8, 2021

Lake-Osceola State Bank sponsors Dolly Parton Imagination Library books.  SCOTTVILLE — Lake-Osceola State Bank has pledged a $5,000 annual contribution to FiveCAP, Inc. to support the Dolly Parton Imagination Library to ensure children, ages birth to 5, in Mason, Manistee and Lake counties, will be enrolled in the program, which provides a free new book each month.  The Imagination Library…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings.

November 7, 2021

51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Nov. 7, 2021. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Donald Glenn Fitch, 39, of 3046 N. Amber Rd., Victory Township, was found guilty Sept. 10 of methamphetamine possession and was sentenced Oct. 26 to two days in jail with credit for two days…

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