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Man arrested for domestic assault by strangulation

January 22, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. SCOTTVILLE —A 20-year-old Free Soil man was arrested for domestic assault by strangulation in the 100 block of South Main Street following a 911 call reporting an assault Tuesday, Jan. 21, shortly after 8 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The…

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Winter storm warning in effect until 10 a.m. Thursday

January 21, 2025

UPDATE: A winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service remains in effect until 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, for Mason, Oceana and Muskegon counties. ‘Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening.’ Mason, Oceana, Muskegon, Lake, Newaygo, Ottawa, Manistee, Benzie and Leelanau counties have been upgraded from a winter weather advisory to a winter…

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Barge on PM Lake delayed until Thursday night

January 21, 2025

UPDATE: The Ludington Police Department states that there will be no barge or tug movement on the PM Lake and no ice breaking activity. All anglers are free to resume as normal. LUDINGTON — The barge that was originally scheduled to travel in Pere Marquette Lake beginning Tuesday morning, Jan. 21, was delayed until Thursday night, Jan. 23, according to…

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Police news, published Jan. 21, 2025

January 21, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Monday, Jan. 20, 2025: 1:37 a.m., vehicle slide-off, no damage or injury, Sugar Grove and LaSalle roads, Victory Township. 10:56 a.m., two-vehicle head-on crash, no injury, US 10 and Independence Lane, Amber Township. 11:09 a.m.,…

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Barge expected in PM Lake, shanties have to move

January 20, 2025

*This article was updated Monday, Jan. 20, at 11:22 a.m. to include more specific information provided by the Ludington Police Department. LUDINGTON — The Ludington Police Department announced that ice breaking operations for a barge are expected in Pere Marquette Lake beginning Tuesday Jan. 21 through Thursday Jan. 23. The barge is destined for the Oxy Chemical dock on the…

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