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Baker Ford of Ludington open for business following fire

January 6, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief AMBER TOWNSHIP — While repairs are still underway following an early December fire, Baker Ford of Ludington is back open. On Dec. 2 a furnace caught fire at the dealership, 3045 W. US 10-31. While nobody was hurt and personnel from Scottville Fire Department were able to quickly extinguish the fire, which was limited to the…

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Police news, published Jan. 6, 2026

January 6, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Monday, Jan. 5, 2026: 12:54 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), vehicle slide-off, no damage or injury, US 31 freeway at the 160 mile marker, Summit Township. 4:45 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Custer…

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Closings and cancellations, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026

January 6, 2026

The following are closed on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026: Schools Baldwin Community School Covenant Christian School, Ludington Gateway to Success Academy, Scottville Flipstar Gymnastics Fountain Child Development Center Ludington Area Catholic School Ludington Area School District Mason County Central School District, including Victory Early Childhood Center Mason County Eastern School District West Shore Educational Service District Development Center and Summit…

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Deputies seize over 12 grams of cocaine during traffic stop

January 5, 2026

AMBER TOWNSHIP — Mason County sheriff’s deputies seized over 12 grams of suspected cocaine, along with methamphetamine, during a traffic stop on US 10-31 near Gordon Road Friday, Jan. 2, around 7:30 p.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Two Manistee men, ages 35 and 44, were arrested and lodged in the Mason County Jail. ____________________ Please Support Local News…

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Suspected cocaine found on woman arrested in 911 center parking lot 

January 5, 2026

WEARE TOWNSHIP (Oceana County) — A 47-year-old Thompsonville, Mich. woman was arrested after Mason County deputies assisted Oceana County deputies on a reported  suspicious vehicle that had pulled into the parking lot of the Mason-Oceana 911 dispatch center Sunday, Jan. 4, shortly before 5:30 a.m. “It was reported the vehicle kept turning its headlights off and on, and the occupants…

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