Allison Scarbrough

1 week ago | masoncountypress.com | Allison Scarbrough

By Allison Scarbrough, News EditorSee VIDEO here. LUDINGTON — The 47-year-old Scottville man who nearly pushed a Mason County sheriff’s deputy into a semi truck trying to disarm him was sentenced to 14-50 years in prison in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, June 17. Joshuea Michael Boger pleaded “no contest” to eight felony counts, March 13. Boger was on felony probation when he committed the crimes, said Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Beth Hand.

1 week ago | masoncountypress.com | Allison Scarbrough

By Allison Scarbrough, News EditorLUDINGTON — Tensions ran high during a sentencing hearing in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, June 17, for a 60-year-old Grand Rapids man who ran over his wife with a car and killed her in 2023. Mark Lazon Casterman was sentenced to 15 to 50 years in prison Tuesday. Casterman pleaded “no contest,” May 2, 2025 to second-degree murder.

2 weeks ago | masoncountypress.com | Allison Scarbrough

By Allison Scarbrough, News EditorBENONA TOWNSHIP, Oceana County — Emergency response leaders, dune community leaders and residents from Oceana and Mason counties met Thursday, June 12, at the Little Sable Point Stone Church to discuss ways to alleviate challenges firefighters and other first responders face when handling an emergency in a Limited Access Dune Community.

1 month ago | masoncountypress.com | Allison Scarbrough

By Allison Scarbrough, News EditorLUDINGTON — It has been over six years since William and Denita Buchanan’s 32-year-old son, Billy, was murdered, and the man who was accused of killing him remains free. The murder, assault and weapon charges against Corey Ryan Beekman, now aged 39, were dismissed in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court, Sept. 22, 2020.

1 month ago | masoncountypress.com | Allison Scarbrough

By Allison Scarbrough, News EditorLUDINGTON — A 25-year-old man was sentenced to one year in jail for a child sex case in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court, May 6. James Ratio Skiver pleaded guilty Feb. 25 to child sexually abusive activity, accosting a child for immoral purposes and two counts of using a computer to commit a crime. The incident time range occurred from April 19 to June 6, 2024, according to Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Beth Hand.