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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Jan. 31, 2024

February 1, 2024

51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Jan. 31, 2024 LUDINGTON  — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Anthony Nelson Cole, 52, pleaded guilty Dec. 12, 2023 to two counts of possession of a controlled substance possession — cocaine, heroin or another narcotic and was sentenced Jan. 30, 2024 to seven days in jail with credit…

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Commission rejects recall petition language against Ludington mayor

January 31, 2024

Commission rejects recall petition language against Ludington mayor By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The Mason County Election Commission unanimously rejected a Ludington resident’s attempt to apply for a recall petition against Mayor Mark Barnett today at the Mason County Courthouse. The commission, which consists of Chief Judge Jeff Nellis, County Clerk Cheryl Kelly, and County Treasurer Andrew Kmetz, held…

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Police news, posted Jan. 31, 2024

January 31, 2024

Police news, posted Jan. 31, 2024 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: Monday, Jan. 29, 2024: 9:15 a.m., Mason County Sheriff’s Office, larceny of a 2000 Honda CVR motorcycle, 100 block of South Alpine Avenue, Branch Township. 3:30 p.m., MCSO,…

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Trial set for man accused of stalking his probation officer

January 31, 2024

Trial set for man accused of stalking his probation officer By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON — The case against a 49-year-old man facing charges of aggravated stalking, using a computer to commit a crime and second-offense habitual offender for allegedly stalking a female probation agent is set for a bench trial, Feb. 14. Lance Craig Eichler appeared in Mason County’s…

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CSC case for man facing 25-year mandatory minimum heads to trial

January 31, 2024

CSC case for man facing 25-year mandatory minimum heads to trial By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 27-year-old man facing multiple criminal sexual conduct (CSC) charges in three separate criminal cases is scheduled for a jury trial April 17-19. Bradley Curtis Drake faces a 25-year mandatory minimum prison term for first-degree CSC — victim under age 13. The maximum…

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