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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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Coast Guard proposal would restrict smaller vessels from nearing larger vessels in channel

April 24, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard has proposed a new rule requiring smaller boats to give wide berth to larger vessels during congested times in the Ludington channel and Pere Marquette Lake. “Of particular concern, large commercial vessels were forced to take emergent action on several occasions to avoid imminent collision,” a USCG proposal states. Over…

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County board removes accounts payable, payroll duties from clerk’s office

April 24, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Mason County Clerk Cheryl Kelly is accusing the Mason County Board of Commissioners of making decisions impacting her office’s duties and its personnel without her consultation. During the April 15, 2025 regular monthly meeting of the commission, a resolution was presented to move the accounts payable and payroll duties from the Mason…

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