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Watch for lane closures on US 31 near Pentwater

February 28, 2023

Watch for lane closures on US 31 near Pentwater PENTWATER TOWNSHIP, Oceana County — Lane closures for road work are in effect through 3 p.m. this Friday, March 3, on northbound US 31 from Monroe Road (Exit 154) to the north branch of the Pentwater River, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. Please consider helping to fund local news.…

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Mount Pleasant man injured in rollover crash

February 28, 2023

Mount Pleasant man injured in rollover crash SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — A 41-year-old Mount Pleasant man was transported by Life EMS to Corewell Health Ludington Hospital (formerly Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital) for non-life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle rollover crash in icy road conditions Monday, Feb. 27, at 10:10 a.m. on US 31 near Meisenheimer Road, according to Mason Undersheriff Derrek Wilson…

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Police news, posted Feb. 27, 2023

February 27, 2023

Police news, posted Feb. 27, 2023 The following is police activity in Mason County Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023: 9:15 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 near Johnson Road, Amber Township. 9:04 p.m., (MCSO and Michigan State Police), a 29-year-old Fountain woman was arrested for a civil failure to appear warrant issued by Oceana County’s 79th…

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Sherman Twp. man accused of rape, child porn

February 24, 2023

Sherman Twp. man accused of rape, child porn By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON — A 26-year-old Sherman Township man was arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Wednesday, Feb. 22, on eight criminal charges, including rape and child pornography. Bradley Curtis Drake of 6060 N. Stiles Rd. is lodged in the Mason County Jail on a $100,000 cash/surety bond. There are…

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Police news, posted Feb. 24, 2023

February 24, 2023

Police news, posted Feb. 24, 2023 The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023: 12:42 p.m., two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 10 at Pere Marquette Highway, Pere Marquette Township. 3:49 p.m., deputies were dispatched to Wal Mart on US 10 for a retail fraud complaint, Pere Marquette Township. After a subsequent investigation, a 48-year-old…

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