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51st Circuit Court sentences, published July 25, 2026

July 25, 2026

LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: Nicole Lynn Kaiser, 37, pleaded guilty June 9 to methamphetamine/ecstasy possession and was sentenced July 21 to two to 40 years in prison with credit for 17 days served; and $198 in fines and costs. Read related story here Douglas Alan-Robert Edens, 36, pleaded guilty May 26…

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Police news, published July 24, 2026

July 24, 2026

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 Thursday, July 23, 2026: 8:29 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 52-year-old Ludington man was cited for driving without a license following a traffic stop, Bryant Road and Gaylord Street, City of Ludington. 9:09 a.m., (Mason…

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Mason County man sent to prison for fentanyl death

July 23, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 46-year-old Grant Township man was sentenced to a minimum of 10 ½ years in prison for a conviction for delivery of fentanyl causing death in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, July 21, for the March 25, 2023 death of Matthew Day, 41, of Manistee. Michael Thomas Chick II was sentenced by Judge Susan…

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Imprisoned sex offender sentenced for child sex abuse crimes

July 23, 2026

LUDINGTON — A 29-year-old man currently incarcerated in the Muskegon Correctional Facility for child sex crimes was sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court to eight to 20 years in prison for another child sex crime case. Kenneth Herrick Spencer Kotarski pleaded guilty, May 12, to felonies of child sexually abusive activity, using a computer to commit a crime…

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Deputies respond to several crashes

July 23, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. Mason County sheriff’s deputies responded to four different traffic crashes in Mason County Wednesday, July 22, including one that caused a minor injury and another crash that resulted in an operating while intoxicated arrest. The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Wednesday,…

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