Blog Archives

Driver injured trying to avoid hitting deer

September 8, 2026

BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A 23-year-old Ludington man received “non-life-threatening injuries” after he reportedly swerved the vehicle he was driving to miss a deer, and his vehicle left the road and struck a tree on Filburn Road near Dunbar Road Sunday, Sept. 6, at 6:45 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. ______________________________________ Please Support Local News Coverage For generations,…

Read more »

OWI, assault arrests top holiday weekend police activity

September 8, 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 Labor Day Weekend: Friday, Sept. 4, 2026: 10:55 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 40-year-old man was arrested for stalking and malicious destruction of property following a domestic complaint, 700 block of East Danaher…

Read more »

Man sentenced to prison for terrorizing his children, ex-wife

September 4, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 44-year-old Scottville man was sentenced to consecutive prison terms for convictions of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, second-degree child abuse, assault with a dangerous weapon and malicious use of a telecommunications device Tuesday, Sept. 1, in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court. Michael Reece Herndon  pleaded no…

Read more »

Recovery efforts continue for fisherman presumed drowned in Hamlin Lake

September 3, 2026

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Emergency crews continue to search for a 68-year-old Mason County man presumed to have drowned in Hamlin Lake while fishing on a boat Wednesday evening, Sept. 2. At 6:23 p.m., rescuers were notified of a water emergency north/east of Wilson Hill Park on Hamlin Lake, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “The caller reported hearing a subject…

Read more »

Man sent to prison for child sex crimes

September 3, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 56-year-old man was sentenced to 56 months to 20 years in prison for convictions of two counts of using a computer to commit a crime, one count of child sexually abusive activity and one count of accosting a child for immoral purposes Tuesday, Sept. 1, in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court. Kenneth…

Read more »

Eats & Drinks

Eats & Drinks