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County finance, personnel and rules committee to consider millage renewals, housing coordinator

April 2, 2026

LUDINGTON — The Mason County Finance, Personnel and Rules Committee will meet Tuesday, April 7, to consider a range of county business, including millage renewals, budget planning and service contracts. The meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. in the Mason County Courthouse meeting room, 304 E. Ludington Ave. Among the key items are two millage renewal requests that will impact…

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Police news, published April 2, 2026

April 2, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is police activity in Mason County Wednesday, April 1, 2026: 6:09 p.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), a 55-year-old Scottville woman was arrested for assault following a 911 call reporting a fight, 300 block of West Third Street, City of Scottville. She…

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Artemis II marks historic return to deep space, with west Michigan ties

April 1, 2026

Launch is at 6:24 p.m. EDT, April 1, 2026 By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — In April 1981 my family travelled to Florida where we visited Kennedy Space Center and eagerly waited to watch the launch of the space shuttle Columbia. The mission got scrubbed T-9 minutes! At the age of 10, it was my first visit to…

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Police news, published April 1, 2026

April 1, 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, March 30, 2026: 1:32 p.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Pere Marquette Highway north of Olmstead Road, Summit Township. 4:27 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 10 west of…

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Badger documentary to premiere May 16-17 in Ludington, Manitowoc

March 31, 2026

LUDINGTON — A new indepndently-produed documentary chronicling the history of the SS Badger and the Great Lakes railroad carferry era will premiere in Ludington and Manitowoc this spring. “Railroad on Water: The Legend of the SS Badger,” produced by Delay In Block Productions, will debut with special screenings Saturday, May 16, at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts, 107…

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