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Tuesday is primary election day; list of candidates, polling places

August 5, 2024

Tuesday, Aug. 6 is the Michigan primary election. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. During Tuesday’s election, partisan candidates will be selected to be their party’s nominee for the Nov. 5 General Election. Additionally, in some non-partisan races, if there are more than two candidates, the voters will narrow their choices to two finalists for the…

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79th District Court arraignments, posted Aug. 5, 2024

August 5, 2024

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Johnathon Sturtevant, 21; aggravated child sexually abusive activity; arrested July 7 by Ludington Police Department; arraigned July 31; preliminary hearing: Aug. 21; bail: $50,000 cash. -Reenya Bilal-Clinton Burrell, 32; assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer; arrested July 20 by Ludington Police Department; arraigned…

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79th District Court sentencings, posted Aug. 5, 2024

August 5, 2024

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Kenneth Roth Duke, 34, pleaded guilty to domestic violence on July 26 and was sentenced to two days in jail, no drugs/alcohol, subject to random PBTs and drug tests, and $425 in fines/costs. A charge of fourth-degree child abuse was dismissed as…

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Man arrested on four warrants after attempting to hide from deputies

August 5, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 49-year-old Manistee man was arrested by deputies from the Mason County Sheriff’s Office on four outstanding warrants following a wellbeing check Friday, Aug. 2, shortly after 10:30 p.m. in the 9600 block of North US 31, according to Mason…

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Man arrested for walking around campground naked

August 5, 2024

GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 65-year-old Manistee man was arrested for indecent exposure after several campers reported seeing him walking around naked and drinking beer at the group camping area at the Lake Michigan Recreation Area campground on Lake Michigan Drive Friday, Aug. 2, around 5:30 p.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail. The…

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