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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Jan. 18, 2024

January 18, 2024

51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Jan. 18, 2024 LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Kyle Robert-Anthony Plasterer, 33, pleaded “no contest” Nov. 7, 2023 to fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct — victim 13-15 years old and was sentenced Jan. 16, 2024 to a concurrent term of 15 months to three years in prison…

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Grant Township man charged with drug delivery causing death

January 18, 2024

Grant Township man charged with drug delivery causing death 56.8 grams of fentanyl recovered from scene LUDINGTON — A 43-year-old Grant Township man has been charged with delivery of a controlled substance causing death for the death of a 41-year-old Manistee man last March, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Michael Thomas Chick II, faces five other charges in…

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Inmate allegedly brought fentanyl into jail and delivered it to another inmate who nearly died

January 18, 2024

Inmate allegedly brought fentanyl into jail and delivered it to another inmate who nearly died Travis Michael Gale faces four felony charges in connection to the incident LUDINGTON — A 31-year-old Mason County jail inmate who is a habitual offender faces multiple charges for allegedly bringing fentanyl into the jail and furnishing it to another inmate who nearly died after…

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Barge scheduled to arrive on Pere Marquette Lake Thursday

January 17, 2024

Barge scheduled to arrive on Pere Marquette Lake Thursday LUDINGTON — The Ludington Police Department has reported that a barge is schedule to come into Pere Marquette Lake Thursday and travel to the Oxy Chemical dock. It is expected to arrive about 8 a.m. Ice still looks thin on the lake and, as of today, there were no shanties off…

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Deputies respond to multiple vehicle slide-offs on snowy, icy roads

January 17, 2024

Deputies respond to multiple vehicle slide-offs on snowy, icy roads The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The Mason County Sheriff’s Office responded to multiple vehicle slide-offs on snowy and icy roads Tuesday, Jan. 16. No one was injured, and no vehicles were damaged. The following is MCSO activity Tuesday,…

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