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Berkshire Hathaway acquisition of OxyChem transfers ownership of Ludington plant

April 10, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — A major corporate transaction involving Occidental Petroleum and Berkshire Hathaway has impacted ownership of the OxyChem plant in Ludington, though no local operational changes have been announced. Occidental announced Jan. 2 that it had completed the $9.7 billion sale of its chemical business, OxyChem, to Berkshire Hathaway. The deal is part of Occidental’s broader…

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County commissioners to consider ambulance service agreement

April 10, 2026

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Board of Commissioners will consider approving a new ambulance service agreement with Life EMS Inc. during its monthly meeting Tuesday, April 14. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. at the Mason County Airport Terminal conference room, 5300 W. US 10. The proposed agreement, listed under the board’s Public Safety and Courts…

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79th District Court arraignments, published April 10, 2026

April 10, 2026

LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned on felony charges in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Arthur Frederick Bennett, 63, two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) — victim under 13 years old — in one file and three counts of third-degree CSC — victim under 13 years old —  in a second file. Offense dates: Jan. 1, 2020…

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Police news, published April 10, 2026

April 10, 2026

The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Thursday, April 9, 2026: 6:19 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 south of Sauble Road, Free Soil Township. 9:06 p.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Millerton Road east of Reek road, Sherman Township. 10:04 p.m., a 52-year-old Brethren man was arrested following a traffic stop on an outstanding Mason County failure to…

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Contractor faces more fraud charges

April 9, 2026

LUDINGTON — A 53-year-old man who already faces felony charges in two criminal files in Mason County’s 79th District Court in connection to alleged building contractor fraud‎ was recently charged with two more felony counts in a third file. Scot Eric Latimer, owner of Pere Marquette Builders, LLC, 913 S. Washington Ave., is now charged with the following offenses in…

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