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Helicopter inspections scheduled for June 18-21

May 21, 2025

MASON COUNTY — Helicopter inspections of power structures and lines will be conducted in the area June 18-21. “ITC will conduct aerial patrols of the high-voltage transmission structures and lines in Michigan from May 27 through June 30, weather permitting,” states an ITC press release. “The helicopter patrols are conducted to provide an overall status of the overhead transmission system…

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Police news, published May 21, 2025

May 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 Tuesday, May 20, 2025: 1:24 p.m., a 70-year-old Scottville man was arrested for domestic assault following a 911 call reporting an assault, 100 block of West Dewey Road, Victory Township. 6:05 p.m., car/deer crash, no…

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Police news, published May 20, 2025

May 20, 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 Monday, May 19, 2025: 7:34 a.m., two-vehicle crash, no injury, Pere Marquette Highway and Chauvez Road, Pere Marquette Township. 8:29 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Kinney Road east of Strickler Road, Logan Township.…

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Weekend police news, published May 19, 2025

May 19, 2025

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: Friday, May 16, 2025: 10:20 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), alarm activation, Amber Township. 11:56 a.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 10 west of Meyers Road, Pere Marquette Township. 1:15 p.m.,…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, published May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025

LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced this week in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Aaron Christopher Ayers, 46, pleaded guilty March 25 to third-degree fleeing a police officer and was sentenced May 13 to 20 months to 20 years in prison with credit for 289 days served in jail and $198 in fines and costs. In a second file,…

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