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51st Circuit Court sentencings

August 1, 2014

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 51st Circuit Court: – Kurtis Lee Bigelow, 21, of 8150 N. Dort Hwy., Mt. Morris, Mich., was pled no contest  June 11 to assault – weapon. He was sentenced July 22 to 180 days in jail with credit for three days served; serve four months up front…

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79th District Court sentencings

August 1, 2014

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – Steven Paul Ruba, 49, of 4335 N. Victory Corner Rd., Ludington, was found guilty July 22 of controlled substance, possession of marijuana. He was sentenced to two days in jail with credit for two days served; $665 in fines and costs; outpatient treatment;…

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Teens who died in crash were heading to Michigan’s Adventure

August 1, 2014
Teens who died in crash were heading to Michigan’s Adventure

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — A day that was meant to be filled with fun at Michigan’s Adventure Amusement Park turned tragic Thursday afternoon. Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said in a statement this morning that investigators believe, based on interviews and the driver’s cell phone’s GPS application, that the two teens who died on Pere Marquette…

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GR man arrested for multiple warrants

August 1, 2014
GR man arrested for multiple warrants

The Sheriff’s Report is brought to you by Carter Lumber. VICTORY TWP. — Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 28-year-old Grand Rapids man Thursday night at 10:28 p.m. on the charge of disturbance along with multiple other outstanding warrants. Deputies were initially called to a residence in the 6500 block of North Stiles Road on a disturbance call.…

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Teens who died in crash leave behind a baby daughter

July 31, 2014
Teens who died in crash leave behind a baby daughter

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Two Scottville area teens — a mother and father of a 5-month-old girl — died Thursday afternoon after a two vehicle crash on South Pere Marquette Highway. Casey O’Brien, 19, and Nick Smith, 18, died as a result of injuries sustained when the vehicle they were in collided with a semi truck.…

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