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Man sentenced to prison for gross indecency for assault at hotel

August 20, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 41-year-old Holland man was sentenced to 13 months to five years in prison in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 19, for a conviction of gross indecency between a male and female. Christopher Matthew Kubacki pleaded “no contest” to the charge, July 15. Kubacki committed gross indecency involving a 10-year-old girl…

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Cultural Corners Street Party will celebrate neighboring organizations

August 19, 2024

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Four organizations that are located within a city block of each other are hosting the Cultural Corners Street Party on Friday, Sept. 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The organizations include Mason County Historical Society, Sandcastles Children’s Museum, Mason County District Library and Ludington Area Center for the Arts. The street party will include…

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Man, 72, ejected and crushed in ORV rollover crash

August 19, 2024

LOGAN TOWNSHIP — A 72-year-old Nunica man was seriously injured in an ORV rollover crash on South Binger Road Saturday, Aug. 17, around 1:30 p.m., according to Michigan State Police Cadet Dante Richards of the Hart post. The man, who was a passenger on a Polaris Ranger, was ejected from the side-by-side and crushed by it, said Cadet Richards. The…

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Sheriff’s office cracks down on speeding, distracted driving

August 19, 2024

Deputies issue 28 tickets in four hours MASON COUNTY — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office made 64 traffic stops and issued 28 tickets during a traffic enforcement initiative on US 10 and US 31 Friday, Aug. 16, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The initiative involved seven deputies “specifically assigned to the detail looking…

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Man found unconscious behind the wheel arrested for OWI

August 19, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 37-year-old Scottville man was arrested for operating while intoxicated by Mason County sheriff’s deputies Sunday, Aug. 18, shortly before 6 a.m. at the intersection of Conrad and Amber roads “following a 911 call reporting a person unconscious behind the…

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