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Arraignments

December 28, 2012

LUDINGTON – The following are the arraignments in 79th District Court for the previous week. David Duane Bothwell, 36, 610 E. Danaher St., Apt. 1, Ludington was arrested on Dec. 21 by Ludington Police Department for malicious destruction of property. Bail posted: $7,500. Pretrial conference: Jan. 14, 1:45 p.m. Christopher Mark Branning, 25, 1991 Cyrstal View Rd., Amber Twp., was…

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District court sentences

December 28, 2012

 LUDINGTON – The following people appeared in front of Judge Peter Wadel recently in 79th District Court. – Ernest Johan-Robert Daughtry, 28, 1798 W. U.S. 10, Amber Twp., was found guilty on Dec. 18 for domestic violence. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and 93 days discretionary jail for 2 years, outpatient treatment and $580 in fines. A…

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Ludington resident receives prison time for probation violations

December 28, 2012

LUDINGTON — Harold Alan Snyder, 43, 115 E. Dowland St., Ludington was found guilty on Dec. 18 in 51st Circuit Court for a probation violation stemming from a breaking and entering conviction from Aug. 14, 2007. He was sentenced to 2 to 15 years in prison and $9,167.50 in fines. He was also found guilty on Dec. 18 for a…

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Area had more air quality action days in ’12

December 28, 2012

LUDINGTON – There were 18 air quality action days issued here in 2012, after the region saw just five action days issued in 2011, according to data from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. The DEQ program monitors ground-level ozone and fine particle pollution. Fine particle pollution, commonly called soot, is an air pollutant linked to premature death, heart and…

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Thanks for a great 2012, here’s to 2013!

December 27, 2012

As 2013 approaches, I wanted to take a few moments and reflect on 2012. MasonCountyPress.com was started in January 2012 with the goal of providing free news and information to the people of Mason County. I also wanted to create a news source which took advantage of social networking, giving people news now rather than 24 hours later. We started…

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