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Inmate who attacked corrections deputy arraigned

January 31, 2025

LUDINGTON — A Mason County Jail inmate attacked a corrections deputy Monday morning, Jan. 27, was arraigned earlier this week in 79th District Court. Harvey Darnell John Jackson, 28, was arraigned on two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. His actions required a deputy to be transported to the hospital for medical treatment, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “On…

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79th District Court arraignments, published Jan. 31, 2025

January 31, 2025

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Misdemeanors -Verna Kay Pena, 53; fourth-degree child abuse; arrested Sept. 1 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned Jan. 23; pretrial: Feb. 10; bail: $500 personal recognizance. -James Warren Howe, 49; second offense domestic violence; arrested Jan. 24 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office;…

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Police news, published Jan. 31, 2025

January 31, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025: 10:40 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Pere Marquette Highway north of Lattin Road, Summit Township. 4:52 p.m., (MCSO), a 48-year-old Manistee man was arrested for methamphetamine…

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Harness association honors Western Michigan Fair

January 30, 2025

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Western Michigan Fair Association was recently honored by the Michigan Harness Horse Association with its 2024 MHHA Fair Track Appreciation Award. In 2024, harness racing during the Western Michigan Fair had to be cancelled due to rain, which resulted in poor track conditions. The fair association then rescheduled the races for late September. During the…

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Police news, published Jan. 30, 2025

January 30, 2025

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 Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025: 5:39 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 freeway north of Oceana Drive, Summit Township. 10:58 a.m., a 39-year-old Idlewild man was arrested on a felony larceny warrant issued in Lake…

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