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Drug dealer pleads guilty just as trial was to begin

September 11, 2025

Prosecutor Beth Hand: “The amount of fentanyl possessed by Monroe is the most I have seen in my time here in Mason County,” LUDINGTON – A drug dealer pleaded guilty just as opening arguments of his jury trial were set to begin Wednesday, Sept. 10. Matthew Steven Monroe, 31, was charged with five counts including felonies possession with intent to…

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Men Who Care donates to Hospitality INC

September 11, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Men Who Care of Mason County recently donated $2,900 to Hospitality In the Name of Christ (INC), which operates a seasonal emergency men’s homeless shelter. According to Jason Robbins, executive director of shelter, said all the proceeds will be used for laundry facilities. Robbins said the organization spent $3,650 on laundry services in 2024…

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17-year-old boy, 46-year-old woman arrested after ‘active domestic’ incident

September 10, 2025

LUDINGTON — A 17-year-old boy and a 46-year-old woman were arrested by Ludington police officers following an “active domestic” situation in the 400 block of East Ludington Avenue Tuesday, Sept. 9, around 4 p.m., said Ludington Police Chief Chris Jones. “Upon arrival, officers spoke with a 17-year-old male from Ludington and a 46-year-old female from Ludington, who had been engaged…

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Warrant arrests top police activity

September 10, 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 Mason County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025: 1:09 a.m., a 49-year-old Walkerville woman was arrested on two failure to appear warrants issued in Mason and Oceana counties, US 10 and Gordon Road, Amber Township. She was…

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Remembering Trooper Butterfield

September 9, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — On Sept. 9, 2013, Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield, 43, was killed after he was shot by a teenaged driver on a routine traffic stop on Custer Road. Every year on that date, a ceremony is held at the location where the murder took place. The event is organized by Fountain…

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