Couple who died in plane crash were experienced pilots By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief The victims of Sunday’s fatal airplane crash were both experienced pilots who attended multiple fly-in events. Randy Strebig, 60, and Allison Wheaton, 43, died after their plane crashed north of the Mason County Airport Sunday morning. The Indiana couple had been together for 17 years and were…
MCE to hold community forums to discuss facilities By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief CUSTER — Mason County Eastern School District will hold two community forums to discuss the district’s facilities: Thursday, Nov. 30 at 6:45 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 2 at 3:30 p.m. Both forums will take place in the high school gymnasium. Superintendent Paul Shoup said the forums will be…
Man faces 25-year mandatory minimum prison term for CSC By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON — Bradley Curtis Drake, 27, faces a 25-year mandatory minimum prison term for a charge of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) — victim under age 13. Drake, who is lodged in the Mason County Jail without bond, appeared in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov.…
Man arrested for assaulting two women The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. LUDINGTON — A 30-year-old Ludington man was arrested for domestic assault and battery Wednesday, Nov. 22, shortly after 11:3o a.m. in the 600 block of South Washington Avenue, according to Cpt. Steve Wietrzykowski of the Ludington Police…
Convicted sex offender offered 37-80 year prison term in plea deal By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON — A 63-year-old man who faces charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, first-degree home invasion, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and assault with a dangerous weapon, appeared in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov. 28, for a…
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