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Police news, published Oct. 9, 2025

October 9, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  The following is police activity in Mason County Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025: 4:49 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), alarm activation, Amber Township. 5:40 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Fountain Road east of LaSalle Road, Victory Township. 9:10 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no…

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Drug dealer sentenced to 13-32 years in prison

October 8, 2025

Dakota Wilber and co-conspirator Levi Richard were operating ‘a portable drug store’ at the time of their arrests. By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 35-year-old Muskegon man convicted of multiple drug felonies was sentenced in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Wednesday, Oct. 8, to 13-32 years in prison. Dakota Raymond Wilber was convicted by a jury last June…

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Scottville sculpture to be unveiled Oct. 18

October 8, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — The unveiling of the latest addition to the Mason County Sculpture Trail will take place on Saturday, Oct. 18 at noon when the unveiling of “The Big Noise” sculpture takes place at the recently renovated Scottville Optimist Park, located adjacent to the former Scottville Optimist Building. The sculpture and park renovations are projects led…

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Oceana County girl still missing

October 8, 2025

If you have any information, call the MSP Hart Post at 231-873-2171 or Mason-Oceana Central Dispatch at 231-869-5858. By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART —  It has been four days since Toriann Marie Shirey, 16, of Oceana County’s Crystal Township was reported missing. As of Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 8, the Michigan State Police Hart Post reported that Toriann still has…

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Police news, published Oct. 8, 2025 

October 8, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  The following is police activity in Mason County Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025: 2:31 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), a 42-year-old Ludington woman was arrested on two outstanding Manistee County warrants — a criminal bench warrant for probation violation and a contempt of court…

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