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Police release info about deadly crash

October 5, 2026

WRIGHT TOWNSHIP, Ottawa County — The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office released information about the three-vehicle crash on I 96 that killed Lucus Jerry Werkema-Grondsma, 18, of Pentwater on Sunday, Sept. 27, at 12:15 a.m. Werkema-Grondsma was a passenger in a Nissan Infiniti driven by a 23-year-old Custer man, whose name has not been released. Preliminary investigation shows that a semi-truck…

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Drive-through dispute leads to arrest

October 5, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 43-year-old Ludington man was arrested following a dispute over service in the Taco Bell drive-through on US 10 after he refused to leave when asked, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The incident occurred Saturday, Oct. 3, at 1:19…

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Ludington teacher finds purpose in the classroom

October 5, 2026

By Kate Krieger Watkins, MCP Contributor  LUDINGTON — Teaching was not originally part of Chaz Dila’s career plan. The Ludington Elementary STEAM teacher initially envisioned a future that might include the Peace Corps and law school. That changed after he met the woman who would become his wife, Kristie, who was already pursuing a career in education. “I was probably…

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Pennies from Heaven, developer plan Foster School property housing

October 2, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Pennies from Heaven Foundation and Keel Capital announced Friday that they are partnering to redevelop the former Foster Elementary School property into workforce housing. Pennies from Heaven Foundation has purchased the approximately 3-acre property at 504 and 507 E. Foster St., which includes the former school building and the former playground property across Foster…

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Mason County man charged with operating under the influence causing death

October 2, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 41-year-old Mason County man is charged with a felony of operating under the influence causing death following a traffic crash last October that resulted in the death of Gary Lee Overdorf, 67, of Grand Haven. Joshua David Spore was recently arraigned on the charge in Mason County’s 79th District Court. Mason County…

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