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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted May 8, 2024

May 9, 2024

LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Timothy Charles Zeller, 41, pleaded guilty March 14, 2024 to methamphetamine possession and was sentenced April 30, 2024 to one year in jail with credit for 54 days served; three years probation; and $598 in fines and costs. One count of maintaining a drug house was…

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Meth manufacturer with long criminal record sent back to prison

May 8, 2024

LUDINGTON — A 34-year-old man was sentenced to prison for convictions of delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine, drug possession and assaulting/resisting/obstructing police in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, May 7. Jesse Jacob Hill pleaded “no contest” to the charges in the 2022 case, Oct. 24, 2023, according to court records. A second count of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police was dismissed. Judge Susan K.…

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Warrant arrests top police activity

May 8, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office: Monday, May 6, 2024: 6:40 a.m., car/deer crash, US 31 near Pere Marquette Highway, Pere Marquette Township. 9:04 a.m., a 25-year-old Ludington man was arrested on an outstanding drug warrant, Mason County…

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Draft horse and mule clinic May 11

May 8, 2024

AMBER TOWNSHIP —  The Northwest Michigan Draft Horse & Mule Association s sponsoring a clinic by Junior Klein on Saturday, May 11 at Meadow Breeze Farms, 1844 W Conrad Rd from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Association members will get to further their skills by Klein’s guidance. The public is welcome to watch our drafts in action ______ Support Local…

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15 kids involved in school bus crash

May 7, 2024

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief GRANT TOWNSHIP — Fifteen children were riding a Manistee Area Public Schools bus when it was involved in a vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred at the intersection of County Line and Quarterline roads. Emergency personnel were called to the scene at 3:44 p.m. The bus, which begins its route with 21 children, was on…

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