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Judge hands down prison terms in three drug cases

November 19, 2025

LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced this week by Judge Susan K. Sniegowski in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Orry Nicholas Fedewa, 31, pleaded guilty Sept. 16 to methamphetamine/ecstasy possession and two counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and was sentenced Nov. 18 to 23 months to 20 years in prison with credit for 437 days served and $334 in fines…

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Explosive-detection canine checks Ludington schools following threat

November 18, 2025

‘The investigation showed there was no credible threat made to the Ludington area schools.’ LUDINGTON — An explosive-detection canine checked Ludington High School and OJ DeJonge Middle School following “a potential vague threat made against the Ludington High School” Tuesday, Nov. 18, according to a press release from the Ludington Police Department.  “On Nov. 18, 2025 at 3:53 p.m., the…

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Jury finds man guilty of police assault for spitting on officer 

November 18, 2025

David Southern was found not guilty of third-offense domestic violence By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 46-year-old man was found guilty by a jury of a felony charge of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police following a three-day trial in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Friday, Nov. 14. The jury, however, acquitted David Robert Southern with a not guilty verdict on a…

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Suspect attacks deputy after slipping his handcuffs to the front

November 17, 2025

SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — A 33-year-old Fountain man who was arrested on a bond violation attacked a Mason County sheriff’s deputy after he slipped the handcuffs from the back of his body to the front, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The deputy sustained injuries to his face and hand, and the suspect now also faces charges of assaulting a…

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Weekend police news, published Nov. 17, 2025

November 17, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is police activity over the weekend in Mason County: Friday, Nov. 14, 2025: 10:38 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 40-year-old Traverse City male was arrested at the Ludington Police Department for two warrants issued in Traverse City. He was lodged in…

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