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Circuit court sentencings, posted Feb. 1, 2023

February 1, 2023

Circuit court sentencings, posted Feb. 1, 2023 LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court.  – Bryan Lewis Bruner, 35. Offense date: Sept. 17, 2022. Arrested by Michigan State Police. Count 1, operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing serious injury (guilty plea); count 2, failure to stop at a scene of…

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Suspect demanding to be shot by police subdued with taser

January 31, 2023

Suspect demanding to be shot by police subdued with taser HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A 32-year-old Ludington man demanding to be shot by police was tased and then arrested on charges of attempted breaking and entering and resisting and obstructing police Monday, Jan. 30, around 9 p.m. in the 6600 block of West Dewey Road, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim…

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Detroit Civil War riot to be topic of Historical Society Winter Speakers Series

January 31, 2023

Detroit Civil War riot to be topic of Historical Society Winter Speakers Series LUDINGTON — Local historian Mike Nagle will be the next speaker at the Mason County Historical Society’s Winter Speaker Series on Monday, Feb. 6. Nagle will talk about Michigan’s home front during the Civil War and the racial conflict which erupted the city of Detroit in March…

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Promise Zone board makes changes

January 30, 2023

Promise Zone board makes changes The Mason County Promise Zone has changed some of its requirements and is expanding its length of offering. The Promise Zone board recently expanded the eligible population of students to include Mason County residents who have lived in the county for at least a year, including their final year of high school, to apply for…

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Truck flees after hitting fire hydrant

January 30, 2023

Truck flees after hitting fire hydrant PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A pick up truck fled the scene after hitting a fire hydrant Sunday, Jan. 29, shortly after 1 a.m. at the intersection of Pere Marquette Highway and Sixth Street, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “It was reported a white pickup truck ran off the road and struck a…

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