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The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. LUDINGTON — A 62-year-old Custer man was arrested by Ludington police officers on charges of prowling, public intoxication and probation violation in the 200 block of East Filer Street Wednesday, Nov. 4, around 8:30 p.m. Officers were responding to a suspicious situation complaint,…
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, Nov. 4, 2026: 4:26 a.m., wellbeing check, 4000 block of West First Street, Amber Township. 7:12 a.m., car/deer crash, 3000 block of South Elk Trail, Pere Marquette Township. 9:30 a.m., wellbeing check,…
Democrat Rebecca Amidon is the likely winner of Michigan’s 32nd Senate District race, defeating Republican Kim Cole by 2,362 votes, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s general election. All precincts in the five-county district have reported. Amidon received 60,311 votes, or 51%, compared to Cole’s 57,949 votes, or 49%. Cole, the four-term Mason County sheriff, carried three of the district’s…
LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned on felony and high-court misdemeanor charges in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Corey James Ottgen, year of birth 1983, a high-court misdemeanor of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. Offense date: June 1, 2026. Bail: $5,000/personal recognizance (PR). Probable cause hearing: Nov. 4. Jaiden Allen Dancz, year of birth 2008, a felony of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Incumbent Republican Susan Ptaszenski defeated challenger Tim Walden in Tuesday’s recall election for Hamlin Township treasurer, retaining the position she has held through a recall effort that began earlier this year. According to unofficial election results from the Mason County Clerk’s Office, Ptaszenski received 1,232 votes compared to 614 for Walden, who ran…
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