By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 39-year-old woman was sentenced to prison in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, May 19, for 10 felony counts in connection to dealing drugs. Ashley Lynn Hornacek pleaded guilty March 24 to five counts of delivery/manufacture of cocaine, heroin or another narcotic; one count of conspiracy to deliver/manufacture cocaine, heroin or another…
AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 77-year-old Dorr, Mich. woman received minor injuries in a vehicle crash Friday, May 15, around 11:15 a.m. on US 31 near Johnson Road, said Michigan State Police Sgt. Michael Cuevas of the Hart post. She was evaluated at the scene and did not require ambulance transport. _________________________ Please Support Local News and Sports Coverage Receive daily…
LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned on felony charges in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Destiny Marie Harris, 32, methamphetamine/ecstasy possession, possession of a narcotic or cocaine less than 25 grams and fourth-degree child abuse. Offense date: Dec. 11, 2025. Agency: Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO). Bail: $5,000/10 percent. Preliminary exam: May 27 at 1:30 p.m. Nikolas Timothy Kirk,…
LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: Zayne Orion Batterson, 24, pleaded no contest March 24, 2026 to assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, domestic violence, assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and fleeing a police officer and was sentenced May 19, 2026 to concurrent prison terms of 34 to 120 months; 12…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is Ludington Police Department activity Tuesday, May 19, 2026: 2:20 a.m., a 55-year-old Ludington man was arrested on a warrant for a felony count of malicious destruction of property issued by the Hart post of the Michigan State Police, 4000 block…
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