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Hart man sentenced to prison for meth delivery, multiple charges

January 29, 2026

Boot camp recommended By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 35-year-old Hart man was sentenced in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 27, to prison for a conviction of delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine, along with several other convictions. Kash Verlyn Valley, pleaded guilty Jan. 14, 2025 to delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine; possession of cocaine, heroin or another narcotic; driving while…

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Man sentenced to prison for fleeing from police

January 29, 2026

LUDINGTON — A 42-year-old man was sentenced to prison for convictions of third-degree fleeing a police officer, fourth-degree fleeing a police officer and assaulting/resisting/obstructing police in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 27. Antonio Lee Aubrey pleaded guilty to the charges, Nov. 4, 2025. Judge Susan K. Sniegowski sentenced Aubrey to concurrent terms of five to 20 years and…

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51st Circuit Court sentences, published Jan. 29, 2026

January 29, 2026

LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced this week in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Harvey Darnell John Jackson, 29, pleaded no contest Oct. 28 to one count of assaulting a prison/jail employee and guilty to a second count of assaulting a prison/jail employee and one count of assault with a dangerous weapon and was sentenced Jan. 27 to one…

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Winter weather advisory extended until 1 p.m.

January 29, 2026

MASON COUNTY — A winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service for several west Michigan counties, including Mason and Oceana counties, has been extended until 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29. It was originally slated to end at 10 a.m. “Roads will remain slick and hazardous,” states NWS. “Visibility and road conditions may change rapidly over short distances in…

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Police news, published Jan. 29, 2026

January 29, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity: Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026: 8:12 a.m., vehicle slide-off — no damage or injury, US 31 freeway at 165 mile marker, Summit Township. 5:26 p.m., one-vehicle crash, no injury, Stiles Road south of Sugar Grove…

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