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51st Circuit Court sentencings, published March 26, 2025

March 26, 2025

LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced Tuesday, March 25, in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – George William Winters, 70, pleaded guilty Jan. 21 to a high-court misdemeanor of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct and was sentenced March 25 to one year in jail with credit for 195 days served; five years probation; and $598 in fines and costs. – Brenden…

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Police news, published March 26, 2025

March 26, 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: Tuesday, March 25, 2025: 1:05 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Scottville and Hawley roads, Eden Township. 7:12 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 and Free Soil Road, Free…

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No one injured when 3 vehicles slide off US 31

March 25, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. MASON COUNTY — Spring snow Monday, March 24, led to some minor vehicle crashes and slide-offs.  Three vehicles slid into the ditch along US 31 near Colburn Road in Sherman Township at 2:20 p.m., avoiding damage, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. No…

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Driver arrested for OWI after vehicle ‘vaults’ over driveway

March 24, 2025

EDEN TOWNSHIP — A 39-year-old Ludington woman was arrested for operating while intoxicated Friday night, March 21, after the vehicle she was driving “ran off the road, struck a culvert, vaulted over a driveway and landed in a field,” said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The 11:19 p.m. crash occurred on Chauvez west of Darr Road. “The driver was eastbound…

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Weekend police news, published March 24, 2025

March 24, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is police activity in Mason County over the weekend: Friday, March 21, 2025: 8:11 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, First Street west of US 10, Branch Township. 3:08 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 31 south…

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