Woman accused of murder, arson, dog killing considering plea deal Plea offer expires in 30 days By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON — A 42-year-old Chippewa County woman accused of murder, arson and dog killing appeared in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov. 21, for a final pretrial hearing. Hope Lynn Snyder is accused of killing Jeffrey Grant, 57, along…
O.J. DeJonge Middle School ranks in magazine’s top 7 percentile LUDINGTON — U.S. News and World Report Magazine recently ranked Ludington Area School District’s O.J. DeJonge Middle School in the top 7 percentile of Michigan middle schools. This is the second time the school has received such ranking, the first in 2021. For the 2023 rankings, O.J. DeJonge Middle School…
79th District Court arraignments, posted Nov. 21, 2023 By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Patrick Lee Lessard, 50; delivery/manufacturing a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and delivery/manufacturing a controlled substance (narcotics/cocaine); arrested Nov. 12 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned Nov. 13; probable cause hearing: Nov. 22; bail: $10,000…
Police news, posted Nov. 21, 2023 The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Monday, Nov. 20, 2023: 12:59 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 freeway north of Chauvez Road, Pere Marquette Township. 7:04 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 north…
Sandcastles Children’s Museum receives grant for nature exhibit LUDINGTON — Sandcastles Children’s Museum has been awarded a grant of $5,000 from Great Lakes Energy People Fund to build a new exhibit called Budding Naturalist. The exhibit will emphasize the science of nature. It will feature a discovery lab with a microscope that kids can use to study scientific slides to…
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