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…
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…
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…
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…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — The 42-year-old Ludington man who was involved in a high-speed chase Tuesday night, Oct. 21, in Victory Township was arraigned on felony charges in Mason County’s 79th District Court. Jason Michael Perrone, who was also arrested on five warrants, faces new felony charges including fleeing and eluding police, two counts of resisting and obstructing…
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