CUSTER TOWNSHIP — Both drivers and a passenger were injured in a head-on crash Saturday, Jan. 31, around 11 a.m. on US 10 east of Main Street, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. A 32-year-old Ludington man, who was a driver, and a 60-year-old Howard City, Mich. woman and her passenger, who is a 64-year-old Belmont, Mich. woman, all received…
AMBER TOWNSHIP — Eight storage units in the 600 block of West US 10-31 were broken into by an intruder or intruders who cut the locks, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The crime was reported to sheriff’s office Thursday afternoon, Jan. 29, said Sheriff Cole. It was not immediately known the extent of items that were stolen. ____________________ Please…
LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Joseph Carl Eiserman, 39, two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC). Offense date: Jan. 19, 2026. Agency: Ludington Police Department (LPD). Probable cause conference: Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. Bail: $250,000/cash/surety. – Cody Jay Baker, 39, fourth-degree fleeing and eluding police. Offense date: Dec.…
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 over the weekend: Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026: 10:28 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), two-vehicle crash, no injury, Taylor Road and Navajo Trail, Branch Township. 10:30 a.m., (MCSO), one-vehicle rollover crash, no injury, US 31 freeway…
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory that is in effect for a large portion of west and central Michigan — including Mason and Oceana counties — until 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2. Areas of freezing drizzle are expected with a light glaze of ice accumulation. Plan on slippery roads. “Freezing drizzle may end earlier or linger longer…
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