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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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Bicyclist hit by vehicle on US 10 seriously injured

July 22, 2026

AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 59-year-old Ludington man was seriously injured after he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle eastbound on US 10 near Wildwood Crossing Tuesday, July 21, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “He was struck by a vehicle, which was pulling out of a private drive, as the bicyclist crossed that drive,” said Sheriff Cole.…

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4 injured in 2-vehicle PM Highway crash

July 22, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Four people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Pere Marquette Highway, south of US 10, Tuesday, July 21, around 3:40 p.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole.  An 81-year-old Belmont, Mich. man, who was a driver, was injured…

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