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Man pleads no contest in stabbing case

January 29, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 21-year-old Manistee man pleaded no contest in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 28, to assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. Derrick Allen Henton stabbed Nathan Horacek of Mason County at a house party in the 500 block of Emily Street in Ludington last June. Horacek,…

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LPD news, published Jan. 29, 2025

January 29, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Ludington Police Department  Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025: 11:02 p.m., a 36-year-old Ludington man was arrested on a felony warrant issued by Muskegon County’s 60th District Court for failure to pay child support, 300 block of South…

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Jail inmate attacks corrections deputy 

January 28, 2025

LUDINGTON — A Mason County Jail inmate attacked a corrections deputy Monday morning, Jan. 27, requiring the deputy to be transported to the hospital for medical treatment, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole.  “On Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at 11:15 a.m., a Mason County corrections deputy was injured after being attacked by an inmate in the Mason County Jail,” states…

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Rollover crash leads to arrest of wanted man

January 28, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — A 51-year-old Irons man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies on four outstanding warrants and a charge of second-offense driving while license revoked following a one-vehicle rollover crash at Custer and Decker roads Monday, Jan. 27, shortly after 4…

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Winter weather advisory in effect until 1 a.m. Tuesday

January 27, 2025

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory that is in effect until 1 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, for several area counties, including Mason, Oceana, Lake, Newaygo, Mecosta, Osceola and Clare. Additional snow accumulations up to 2 inches are predicted with winds gusting as high as 40 mph. _____________________________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news…

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