News

Police news, published Feb. 10, 2026

February 10, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Monday, Feb, 9, 2026: 11:53 a.m., a 23-year-old Ludington man was arrested on a felony methamphetamine possession warrant issued by the Ludington Police Department following a traffic stop, US 10 and Jackson Road,…

Read more »

Jury trial in CSC case underway 

February 9, 2026

LUDINGTON — A five-day jury trial began in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Monday, Feb. 9, for 33-year-old Evan Lee Fargo who faces two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC). The alleged crimes occurred over 13 years ago on Jan. 1, 2013, according to court records, and the Mason County Sheriff’s Office handled the investigation. The case is being prosecuted…

Read more »

No one injured in chain-reaction crashes on US 10

February 9, 2026

CUSTER TOWNSHIP — Three separate vehicle crashes occurred at the same location on US 10 east of Tuttle Road Friday afternoon, Feb. 6, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. No one was injured. The first crash, which involved one vehicle, occurred at 4 p.m. Then at 4:20 p.m., another one-vehicle crash occurred at the same location. “The driver lost…

Read more »

Drivers injured in a pair of crashes

February 9, 2026

MASON COUNTY — Two drivers were injured in separate crashes last week on icy roads. The first crash occurred Friday, Feb. 6, at 12:39 a.m. on the US 31 freeway south of the Chauvez Road overpass in Pere Marquette Township, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “A 21-year-old Branch man received non-life-threatening injuries after he lost control on icy roads,”…

Read more »

Police news, published Feb. 9, 2026

February 9, 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, Feb. 2, 2026: 7:46 a.m., (Michigan State Police), a 22-year-old Pentwater man was transported to Corewell Health Ludington Hospital for serious injuries sustained in a vehicle crash, 8000 block of US 31, Free…

Read more »

Area Churches