SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — A 35-year-old Pentwater woman died Wednesday evening while trying to help another motorist on US 31 freeway. Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said emergency crews were dispatched to US 31 north of Meisenheimer Road at 8:21 p.m. “Upon arrival deputies located two heavily damaged vehicles in the median and a third vehicle, not involved, parked on the…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Law enforcement personnel quickly apprehended an escaped inmate today who ran from a corrections deputy as the 26-year-old man was being escorted to the Mason County Courthouse from the Mason County Jail. Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said the inmate, who was wearing an orange jail outfit, handcuffed and “belly chained,” had been transported…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 48-year-old woman convicted of two counts of first-degree retail fraud was sentenced to 20 months to 10 years in prison Tuesday, Nov. 19, in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court. Nicole Lynn Boles pleaded guilty to the felony charges, Oct. 8. Boles admitted to stealing merchandise from both the Ludington area Walmart and…
MASON COUNTY — The first snowfall of the season is expected to begin tonight, Nov. 20, and continue on Thursday, Nov. 21, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids. “Accumulating wet/slushy snow” is expected especially in inland areas from Lake Michigan and across higher terrain areas. There is the possibility of 1-4 inches, “but a low probability exists…
PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 19-year-old Manistee man was arrested on multiple charges after threatening hotel guests and fighting with police at the Rodeway Inn, at 5095 W. US 10, Wednesday, Nov. 20, shortly after midnight, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Mason County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the hotel related to a reported subject with a gun…
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