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79th District Court arraignments, published Oct. 3, 2025

October 3, 2025

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Donald Scott Knowles, 54; possession of a controlled substance — methamphetamine/ecstasy, delivery/manufacturing a controlled substance, possession of a weapon by a prohibited person, two counts of felony firearms, and possession of ammunition by a prohibited person; arrested July 25 by Mason…

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Police news, published Oct. 3, 2025

October 3, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is activity of the Ludington Police Department Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025: 3:06 p.m., a 40-year-old Ludington woman was arrested on two failure to appear warrants, 700 block of Sixth Street, City of Ludington. She was lodged in the Mason County Jail.…

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Police news, published Oct. 2, 2025

October 2, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025: 10:11 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 38-year-old Ludington man was arrested on a felony warrant issued by Wexford County’s 84th District Court, 600 block of North Lavinia Street, City of…

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Homeless man arrested for child fondling awaits extradition

October 1, 2025

AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 37-year-old homeless man was arrested by a Mason County sheriff’s deputy “following a call related to a homeless person loitering around a business” Tuesday, Sept. 30, around 1 p.m. in the 400 block West US 10, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole.  “A responding deputy located the person, and during the investigation, it was learned that…

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Man’s stalking conviction overturned by court of appeals

October 1, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 50-year-old man who was convicted by a bench verdict in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court of aggravated stalking and using a computer to commit a crime‎ February 14, 2024 had his conviction overturned by the State of Michigan Court of Appeals Monday, Sept. 29. Lance Craig Eichler, who was convicted of stalking…

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