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MCE Athletics Boosters Club auction is Saturday night

April 25, 2025

FOUNTAIN — The Mason County Eastern Athletics Boosters Club will hold its 30th annual auction on Saturday, April 26 at Sherman Township Hall, 3854 E. Main St. The event is the organization’s primary fundraiser and helps offset costs of athletic equipment and operations for MCE. Organizer Sheri Howe said an unveiling of a special piece of equipment purchased by the…

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79th District Court arraignments, published April 25, 2025

April 25, 2025

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Jennifer Louise Luzar, 40; embezzlement by an agent or trustee between $1,000 to $20,000; date of offense: Dec. 1, 2023; charged by Ludington Police Department; arraigned April 17; preliminary hearing: May 7; bail: $500 cash. -Tresa Brianna Anderson, 31; two counts…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, published April 25, 2025

April 25, 2025

LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Ashleigh Nicole Williams, 26, pleaded guilty Feb. 11 to two counts of larceny in a building and was sentenced April 22 to two days in jail with credit for two days served; two years probation; and $3,746 in fines, costs and restitution. – Drake David Hannah,…

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‘Suspicious person’ arrested for meth, warrant

April 25, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A suspicious person call led to the arrest of a 38-year-old Baldwin man wanted on an outstanding warrant Thursday, April 24, shortly before 10 a.m. in the 6600 block of East Wever Road, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The…

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Man sentenced to prison for taking naked photos of child

April 25, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 22-year-old man was sentenced to 55 months (four years and seven months) to 25 years in prison for a conviction of child sexually abusive activity and a concurrent term of 55 months to 20 years for a conviction of using a computer to commit a crime Tuesday, April 22, in Mason County’s…

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