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79th District Court sentencings, published Feb. 6, 2025

February 6, 2025

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Nathan Tyler Horacek, 21, pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated and was sentenced to 93 days in jail (suspended sentence), must attend alcohol highway safety education, cannot buy/have/use alcohol or controlled substances, subject to random PBTs, must attend victim’s impact…

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Police news, published Feb. 6, 2025

February 6, 2025

The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025: 4 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Barothy Road west of Landon Road, Branch Township. 10:15 a.m., two-vehicle crash, no injury, Stiles and Sugar Grove roads, Victory Township. 5:46 p.m., two-vehicle crash, no injury, Pere Marquette Highway south of US 10, Pere Marquette Township. _____________________________ Please Support Local News…

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51st Circuit Court sentences, published Feb. 5, 2025

February 5, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – David Duane Bothwell, 48, pleaded guilty Nov. 19, 2024 to a felony of tampering with an electronic monitoring device (tether) and was sentenced Jan. 28, 2025 to 36 months to 15 years in prison with credit for 152 days served in…

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Police news, published Feb. 5, 2025

February 5, 2025

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, Feb. 3, 2025: 8:50 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 freeway south of Meisenheimer Road, Summit Township. Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025: 2:51 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 29-year-old…

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Sandcastles to host Ludington’s Got Talent fundraiser

February 4, 2025

LUDINGTON — Sandcastles Children’s Museum is renaming its annual fundraiser, Local Masked Singer, as Ludington’s Got Talent. The event will be held on Saturday, May 3 at 4 p.m. at Ludington Area Center for the Arts. Sandcastles is currently accepting video submissions of people who wish to participate. Those submissions can be sent to director@sandcastleschildrensmuseum.com. Deadline for submissions is March…

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