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Weekend police news, published July 20, 2026

July 20, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is police news in Mason County over the weekend: Wednesday, July 15, 2026: 12:50 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 52-year-old Grand Rapids man was arrested for probation violation and a warrant, US 10 and Stiles Road, Amber Township. He was lodged…

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July 19, 2026

Support local journalism. Stay informed every day. Since 2012, Mason County Press and, since 2014, Oceana County Press have been committed to providing timely, accurate and free local news to our communities. Our mission has always been to keep readers informed without placing our stories behind a paywall. Producing quality local journalism, however, requires resources. While our advertisers remain an…

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Air quality alert extended through Sunday

July 19, 2026

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) issued an air quality alert for Sunday, July 19, for elevated levels of fine particulate due to wildfire smoke.  Concentrations will range from USG (unhealthy for sensitive groups) across the lower peninsula to unhealthy in the Upper Peninsula. It is a statewide air quality alert. Smoke improved across the southern…

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Brookside Cemetery tour to highlight Scottville pioneers, Civil War history

July 18, 2026

SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Historical Society will present its Pioneers of Scottville tour of Brookside Cemetery on Thursday, Aug. 13. Led by Rob Alway, a Mason County Historical Society director and editor-in-chief of Mason County Press, the tour will feature the gravesites of Scottville pioneers, including Ruth and David Falconer, Emma Bishop Loomis, J.C. Mustard, John and Catherine Mack,…

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Sea lamprey treatment planned for Pere Marquette River

July 17, 2026

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will treat portions of the Pere Marquette River later this month to control invasive sea lamprey larvae that threaten the Great Lakes fishery. The treatments are scheduled between July 28 and Aug. 6 on the Pere Marquette River in Mason and Lake counties. The agency said the application dates are tentative and may change…

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