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Manitoulin makes evening visit to Ludington

October 24, 2025

This Great Lakes Boat Blog is presented by House of Flavors Restaurant, 402 W. Ludington Ave., Ludington; houseofflavorsrestaurants.com By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The Canadian-flagged M.V. Manitoulin arrived at the Port of Ludington about 8:20 p.m. Thursday evening, unloading half its cargo at the Rieth-Riley Construction Dock along Maritime Drive. The ship left Ludington early this morning and was…

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District library receives Carnegie grant to celebrate nation’s 250th anniversary

October 24, 2025

LUDINGTON — The Mason County District Library will receive a $10,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York in celebration of the upcoming semiquincentennial year celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The announcement was made on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The grant is being made to numerous Carnegie Libraries across the U.S., including the…

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79th District Court arraignments, published Oct. 24, 2025

October 24, 2025

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Jason Michael Perrone, 42; fourth-degree fleeing a police officer, two counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer, and possession of a narcotic/cocaine; arrested Oct. 21 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned Oct. 22; preliminary hearing: Nov. 12; bail: $100,000 cash. READ related…

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Police news, published Oct. 24, 2025

October 24, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025: 12:21 a.m., alarm activation, Riverton Township. 4:13 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, US 10 east of Gibson Road, Branch Township. 4:29 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury US 31 freeway north of…

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Reed City man killed in Baldwin shooting

October 23, 2025

BALDWIN — A 34-year-old Reed City man was fatally shot Thursday afternoon at the Wesco gas station, 777 Michigan Ave. According to a press release from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, emergency personnel were called to the scene at 1:27 p.m. “Deputies arrived to find a male subject in the Wesco parking lot who was unresponsive, having been shot several…

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