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Conservation district offering free well water screening

July 11, 2025

SCOTTVILLE — Mason-Lake Conservation District will be hosting a free well water screening event to help homeowners ensure that they have safe drinking water. There will be three testing dates during the week of July 27 for those in the counties listed. Screenings will take place Monday, July 28 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Mason-Lake Conservation District…

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MCC Band Boosters to hold Christmas in July Expo

July 10, 2025

Spartan News is a presentation of Mason County Central School District in partnership with Mason County Press.  SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central Band Boosters will host a Christmas in July Expo on Saturday, July 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at MCC High School. The fundraising expo will include over 100 local artists, makers and creators. To reserve vendor…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings: Home invasion, car theft yield prison term

July 10, 2025

LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Rob Roger Smith, 32, pleaded guilty May 6 to unlawful driving away of a motor vehicle/car theft and was sentenced July 1 to five to 40 years in prison with credit for 97 days served and $198 in fines and costs. In a second case, Smith…

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Police news, published July 10, 2025

July 10, 2025

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 Wednesday, July 9, 2025: 6 a.m., two-vehicle hit-and-run crash, no injury, Progress Drive west of Sixth Street, Pere Marquette Township. A vehicle struck a parked vehicle and left the scene. 6:03 a.m., alarm…

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Ludington Offshore Classic takes place next week

July 9, 2025

LUDINGTON — The Ludington Offshore Classic/Big Boys Fishing fishing tournament will take place Tuesday, July 15 to Sunday, July 20. Hundreds of contestants are expected to participate in the tourney, fishing king salmon and lake trout. The Ludington Offshore Classic, presented by the Chamber Alliance of Mason County, has grown in popularity over the last 22 years. In 2024, 135…

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