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Thieves break into storage units by cutting locks

February 2, 2026

AMBER TOWNSHIP — Eight storage units in the 600 block of West US 10-31 were broken into by an intruder or intruders who cut the locks, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The crime was reported to sheriff’s office Thursday afternoon, Jan. 29, said Sheriff Cole. It was not immediately known the extent of items that were stolen. ____________________ Please…

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79th District Court arraignments, published Feb. 2, 2026

February 2, 2026

LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Joseph Carl Eiserman, 39, two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC). Offense date: Jan. 19, 2026. Agency: Ludington Police Department (LPD). Probable cause conference: Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. Bail: $250,000/cash/surety. – Cody Jay Baker, 39, fourth-degree fleeing and eluding police. Offense date: Dec.…

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Police news, published Feb. 2, 2026

February 2, 2026

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 over the weekend: Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026: 10:28 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), two-vehicle crash, no injury, Taylor Road and Navajo Trail, Branch Township. 10:30 a.m., (MCSO), one-vehicle rollover crash, no injury, US 31 freeway…

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Freezing drizzle forecast prompts winter weather advisory

February 2, 2026

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory that is in effect for a large portion of west and central Michigan — including Mason and Oceana counties — until 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2. Areas of freezing drizzle are expected with a light glaze of ice accumulation. Plan on slippery roads.  “Freezing drizzle may end earlier or linger longer…

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15-20 below zero windchills forecasted in Michigan

January 29, 2026

Wind chills of 15-20 below zero are expected across most of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula and the eastern portion of the Upper Peninsula from midnight Thursday, Jan. 29, until 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30, according to the National Weather Service. Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30…

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