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LUDINGTON — A person who was walking around neighborhoods over the weekend, claiming to work for an internet provider, sparked some suspicion. “Over the weekend several citizens reported a subject walking around neighborhoods claiming to be doing work for a local internet provider,” states an announcement on the Ludington Police Department’s Facebook page Monday, April 21. “LPD has reached out…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — The jury trial for a 60-year-old Grand Rapids man accused of running over his wife with a car and killing her in 2023 is scheduled for May 19-23 in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court. Mark Lazon Casterman, who is currently lodged in the Mason County Jail on a $1 million cash/surety bond, is…
Ludington High School student Charlotte Torrez was recently selected as a regional winner in the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. Charlotte’s acrylic painting titled “Animals of Michigan” will be on display in Congressman John Moolenaar’s office in Clare. Congressman Moolenaar announced the winners last week at a reception at the Green Charter Township Hall. Nevada Draper, a 12th grade homeschool student…
PENTWATER — The application process for the Pentwater Women’s Club annual scholarship contest is now open. The PWC Scholarship Fund began in 1967 and has awarded more than 200 scholarships to Pentwater High School graduating seniors. The group also provides an annual scholarship to support a returning adult female student to West Shore Community College. “This year, the club is…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Monday, April 14, 2025: 10:15 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 19-year-old Manistee man was arrested on an outstanding warrant and driving without a valid license, US 31 and Fountain Road, Victory Township. Tuesday, April…
