By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — The Nov. 3 recall election involving Hamlin Township Trustee Johnaine Gurzynski has been canceled following Gurzynski’s unexpected death Wednesday, Sept. 23. Mason County Clerk Cheryl Kelly announced Friday that she had canceled the call to election for the trustee position. Gurzynski, 68, had been scheduled to face challengers Pat Barcelli and Cynthia Tanner,…
VICTORY TOWNSHIP — The Mason-Lake Conservation District will host a second stakeholder meeting next month as part of an effort to form a Lincoln River Watershed Council and develop priorities for the future of the watershed. The meeting will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Victory Township Hall. Community members, organizations, municipal representatives and others…
PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Board of Commissioners will review a proposed $18.427 million 2027 General Fund budget during a special meeting Tuesday, Sept. 29. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the conference room of the Mason County Airport terminal. The budget discussion is scheduled as a work session, according to the meeting agenda. The proposed…
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 Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026: 7 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Victory and Anderson roads, Victory Township. 8:10 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Fountain Road west of Victory Corner Road, Victory Township. 6:43 p.m.,…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Mason County Undersheriff Derrek Wilson said becoming sheriff was never part of his original career plan. But after more than two decades with the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, including eight years as undersheriff, Wilson said he wants to continue the direction of an agency he has helped lead alongside Sheriff Kim Cole. Wilson is…
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