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Police busy with warrant arrests over the weekend

February 13, 2023

  Police busy with warrant arrests over the weekend The following is weekend police activity in Mason County: Friday, Feb. 10, 2023: 6:21 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), one-vehicle crash, no injury, Quarterline Road south of Countyline Road, Grant Township. 7:20 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Hansen Road east of LaSalle Road, Amber Township. 6:45 p.m., (Ludington Police Department),…

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Watch for road work on US 31 near Pentwater

February 13, 2023

Watch for road work on US 31 near Pentwater WEARE TOWNSHIP, Oceana County — Lane closures for road work are in effect on northbound US 31 from Monroe Road (Exit 154) to the north branch of the Pentwater River Monday, Feb. 13, through Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 3 p.m., according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. Please consider helping to…

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Slushy roads cause crashes

February 10, 2023

Slushy roads cause crashes The Mason County Sheriff’s Office reported numerous traffic crashes on slushy roads Thursday, Feb. 9. No injuries were reported. The following is MCSO activity Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023: 9:21 a.m., a 24-year-old Ludington man was arrested on an outstanding failure to appear warrant issued by the Ludington Police Department, 2300 block of East US 10, Custer…

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Family of murdered man thankful for US Congressman’s apology

February 9, 2023

Family of murdered man thankful for US Congressman’s apology Rep. Matt Gaetz sends flag in son’s honor By Allison Scarbrough, Editor A Mears family was outraged after a former Mason County man who was charged with murdering a family member four years ago was honored recently by the House Judiciary Committee. However, a flag honoring their slain son and a…

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Driver in deadly US 10-31 crash criminally charged 

February 9, 2023

Driver in deadly US 10-31 crash criminally charged  LUDINGTON — The driver involved in a deadly crash on US 10-31 in Amber Township last October — Zachary Scott Martinsen, 29, of Ludington — has been arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court on a 10-year felony of reckless driving causing death, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Kathy Ann…

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