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Iowa man ordered to pay over $30,000 in back child support 

January 12, 2024

Iowa man ordered to pay over $30,000 in back child support  By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON — A 43-year-old Iowa man was ordered to pay $30,255 in child support during a sentencing hearing in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 9. Odell Eugene Martin pleaded guilty to a felony of failure to pay child support, Nov. 14. Martin was…

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Drug dealer sent to prison after selling to an undercover officer

January 12, 2024

Drug dealer sent to prison after selling to an undercover officer LUDINGTON — A 27-year-old Ferrysburg man convicted of multiple counts of drug delivery was sentenced to prison in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 9. Trenten Thomas Armstrong pleaded guilty Nov. 7 to two counts of delivery/manufacture of cocaine/heroin or another narcotic, felony firearm and delivery/manufacture of a…

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Police news, posted Jan. 12, 2024

January 12, 2024

Police news, posted Jan. 12, 2024 The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is police activity in Mason County Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024: 4:55 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Fountain Road east of Poplar Road, Sherman Township. 5:43 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury,…

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Closings and cancellations for Friday, Jan. 12, 2024

January 11, 2024

Closings and cancellations for Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 The following closings and cancellations have been reported for Friday Jan. 12, 2024. More may be added to this post later. Schools Baldwin Community SchoolsCovenant Christian School, Ludington Gateway to Success Academy Hart Public Schools Hesperia Community Schools Ludington Area Catholic Schools Mason County Central Schools including Victory Early Childhood Center Mason…

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79th District Court arraignments, posted Jan. 11, 2024

January 11, 2024

79th District Court arraignments, posted Jan. 11, 2024 By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Nicole Diane Peterson, 39; embezzlement by an agent of trustee $1,000 to $20,000; date of offense: September 10, 2022; arrested by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned Jan. 5; probable cause hearing: Jan. 17; bail: $5,000…

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