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LUDINGTON — A 29-year-old man was sentenced to two to 20 years in prison for convictions of first-degree retail fraud and using a computer to commit a crime in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Oct. 20. Isaiah Lord Thomas Flax pleaded guilty to the charges Sept. 1. Flax, who was prosecuted as a fourth-offense habitual offender, has prior convictions…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is Mason County activity of the Hart Post of the Michigan State Police: Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026: 2:56 p.m., missing mushroom hunters were found in the Manistee National Forest after about an hour and a half search, Cooper Creek Road near…
The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a dense fog advisory for Oceana, Mason, Clare and Osceola counties until 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23. Visibility will be ¼ mile or less in dense fog, making driving conditions hazardous. Slow down, use your low-beam headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. ______________________________________ Please Support Local News Coverage…
LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned on felony charges in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Victor Clarence Adamczak, year of birth 1973*, felony firearm and receiving and concealing firearms. Offense date: March 30, 2025. Bail: $5,000. Preliminary exam: Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. Keif Rahkeen Shepard, year of birth 2007, first-degree home invasion and unlawful driving away of an…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 79-year-old man was sentenced to 50 months (four years and two months) to 10 years in prison for a conviction of aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Oct. 20. Ernest Jay Bowker pleaded guilty to the charge, Sept. 1, court records show. Bowker has…
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