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Winter weather advisory issued

January 18, 2025

UPDATE: THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 1 A.M. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for west Michigan, including Mason County, beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, until 1 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20. Other counties included in the advisory are Oceana, Muskegon, Ottawa, Allegan and Van Buren. “Temperatures near zero…

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MSP urges residents to use caution during next week’s deep freeze

January 17, 2025

LANSING — As sub-zero temperatures and dangerous wind chills are forecast to sweep across Michigan early next week, the Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD) is urging residents to take precautions to stay safe. “With temperatures dropping below zero and dangerously cold wind chills on the way, it’s important to take extra steps to keep yourself…

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Two people injured in US 10 crash

January 16, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. CUSTER TOWNSHIP — Both drivers involved in a two-vehicle rear-end crash on US 10 near Schoenherr Road Wednesday, Jan. 15, around 5:15 p.m. received “non-life-threatening” injuries, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. A 33-year-old Irons man and a 64-year-old Fountain woman were both…

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51st Circuit Court sentences, published Jan. 15, 2025

January 15, 2025

LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Robert Edwin Reynolds II, 33, pleaded guilty Oct. 29 to methamphetamine possession and was sentenced Jan. 14 to 14 months to 20 years in prison with credit for 45 days served in jail and $198 in fines and costs. – Liltrese Lynnette Childers, 39, pleaded guilty…

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Police report, published Jan. 15, 2025

January 15, 2025

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 Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025: 11:38 a.m., a 39-year-old Ludington woman was arrested following a 911 call reporting a domestic assault, 3600 block of South Pere Marquette Highway, Summit Township. “During the arrest, the…

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