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Man sentenced to 25-40 years in prison for fentanyl death

November 19, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 62-year-old Mason County man will spend the next 24 years in prison for delivering fentanyl to a man, causing his death. David James Monroe was sentenced to 25 to 40 years in prison for a conviction of delivery of fentanyl causing death for the death of William Willoughby, 52, of Ludington.  Monroe…

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Man arrested on five warrants

November 19, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. LUDINGTON — A 23-year-old Ludington man was arrested by Ludington police officers on five warrants for failure to appear in court. The man was arrested Tuesday, Nov. 18, shortly after 11:15 a.m. in the 200 block of East Melendy Street, according to Capt.…

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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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