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51st Circuit Court sentences, published March 11, 2026

March 11, 2026

LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced Tuesday, March, 10, in  Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: Cora Jean Libby, 57, pleaded guilty Jan. 13 to methamphetamine/ecstasy possession and and third-offense habitual offender was sentenced March 10 to one year in jail with credit for seven days served; three years probation; and $398 in fines and costs. She was found guilty of…

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Investigation into tugboat worker’s death turned over to coast guard, OSHA

March 9, 2026

LUDINGTON — The investigation into the death of a maintenance worker following an industrial accident on a docked tugboat, March 2, has been turned over to the U.S. Coast Guard and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration. Mark Allen died at Corewell Health Ludington Hospital following the accident on the articulated tug/barge Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 while it was docked at…

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Man sentenced to prison for threatening deputies with hatchet, knives

March 9, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 31-year-old former Mason County man was sentenced to 14 months to four years in prison for a conviction of assault with a dangerous weapon in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, March 9. Cody Morgan Denton threatened two Oceana County sheriff’s deputies with a hatchet and two knives, said Oceana County Prosecuting…

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Search warrant yields meth delivery charge

March 9, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. LUDINGTON — A 40-year-old Ludington man was arrested on a felony charge of possession with the intent to deliver methamphetamine Friday, March 6, shortly after 2 p.m. in the 900 block of East Tinkham Avenue after a search warrant was conducted at his…

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Disturbance at Stearns Park leads to arrest

March 6, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. LUDINGTON —  A 37-year-old Ludington man was arrested by Ludington police on charges of disorderly conduct and assaulting/resisting/obstructing police following a disturbance call at Stearns Park Thursday, March 5, shortly after 1 p.m., according to Capt. Michael Haveman. The man was lodged in…

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