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Extreme heat warning in effect through Thursday

June 29, 2026

MASON COUNTY — A large portion of the western portion of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, including, Mason and Oceana counties, is under an extreme heat warning beginning at 2 p.m. Monday, June 29, through 8 p.m. Thursday, July 2, according to the National Weather Service. Expect “dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105 expected,” states NWS. The warning…

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Bicyclist injured in hit-and-run US 10 crash

June 29, 2026

BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A 15-year-old boy, who was riding a bicycle and pulling a wagon behind it, received minor injuries in a hit-and-run crash on US 10 east of Walhalla Friday, June 26, shortly after 12:30 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “A 15-year-old juvenile was attempting to cross US 10 on a bicycle while pulling a wagon,”…

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Weekend police news, published June 29, 2026

June 29, 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: Friday, June 26, 2026: 12:35 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 north of Dewey Road, Sherman Township. 8:05 a.m., (MCSO), alarm activation, Grant Township. 8:54 a.m., (MCSO),…

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Woman sentenced to prison for armed robbery

June 25, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 34-year-old woman was sentenced in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court to five to 50 years in prison for an armed robbery conviction Tuesday, June 23. Tresa Brianna Anderson was also sentenced by Judge Susan K. Sniegowski to concurrent terms of two years for felony firearm; three to 50 years for conspiracy to…

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Police news, published June 25, 2026

June 25, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is Ludington Police Department activity Wednesday, June 24, 2026: 7:46 a.m., a 46-year-old Ludington woman was cited for driving without insurance, North Lakeshore Drive and Tinkham Avenue, City of Ludington. 5:45 p.m., a 45-year-old Ludington man was cited for driving without…

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