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Repeat offender sentenced to prison for meth

September 3, 2026

LUDINGTON — A 50-year-old man was sentenced to two to 20 years in prison for a conviction of methamphetamine/ecstasy possession Tuesday, Sept. 1, in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court. Justin Charles Knapp was prosecuted as a fourth-offense habitual offender, court records show. Judge Susan K. Sniegowski gave Knapp credit for 192 days served in jail and ordered $198 in fines…

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Man sentenced to prison for armed robbery conspiracy

September 3, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 32-year-old man was sentenced to a minimum of 80 months (six and two thirds years) to a maximum of 15 years for a conviction of conspiracy to commit armed robbery in Mason County’s 51 Circuit Court Tuesday, Sept. 1. Tyler Austin Hendrickson pleaded no contest to conspiracy to commit armed robbery and…

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Driver jailed for causing girlfriend to fall out of truck

September 3, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 26-year-old man was sentenced to seven months in jail for a conviction of reckless driving causing serious impairment‎ in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Sept. 1. Garrett Allen Michels pleaded no contest, June 30, to the felony charge after a female passenger, 45-year-old Tina Davis, fell out of the pickup truck…

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Former Scottville clerk’s embezzlement case adjourned to Sept. 30

September 2, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — A probable cause conference for former Scottville City Clerk Kelse Rae Lester, who is charged with embezzling $100,000 or more from the city, was adjourned Wednesday in 79th District Court at the request of her attorney, Tracie McCarn-Dinehart. Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Beth Hand said McCarn-Dinehart requested additional time to review discovery and seek…

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Man, 77, ‘aggressively’ beats on doors, steals cat

August 24, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A 77-year-old Hamlin Township man, who had a felony case recently dismissed in Mason County’s 79th District Court following a mental competency evaluation, was arrested on new charges days later. Gary Lynn Dewey of  3239 N. Jebavy Dr. was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies Thursday, Aug. 20, after he reportedly “aggressively”…

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