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New Jebavy Dr. traffic signal to be activated Wednesday

September 8, 2026

PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — The new traffic signal at the intersection of Jebavy Drive and Johnson Road will become fully operational Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 9. The Mason County Road Commission announced Tuesday that the signal, which was recently installed and has been operating in flashing mode, will be activated with standard red, yellow and green lights. Motorists are being asked…

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Intruders break into football field concession stand, stealing pop and candy bars

September 8, 2026

SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a breaking and entering to Mason County Central’s Spartan Community Field concession stand that was reported Saturday, Sept. 5, around 7 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “The complainant reported that subjects broke into the concession stand at the football field, stealing multiple cases of pop and candy bars.…

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Sheriff reminds motorists to watch for students, school buses

September 8, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Mason County’s public schools returned to classes today, Tuesday, Sept. 8, and Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole is reminding motorists to watch for children walking and bicycling to school and to pay close attention to school buses. “Flashing red lights on school buses mean stop,” Cole said. “Traffic must stop from both directions, including traffic on…

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Driver injured trying to avoid hitting deer

September 8, 2026

BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A 23-year-old Ludington man received “non-life-threatening injuries” after he reportedly swerved the vehicle he was driving to miss a deer, and his vehicle left the road and struck a tree on Filburn Road near Dunbar Road Sunday, Sept. 6, at 6:45 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. ______________________________________ Please Support Local News Coverage For generations,…

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OWI, assault arrests top holiday weekend police activity

September 8, 2026

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 Labor Day Weekend: Friday, Sept. 4, 2026: 10:55 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 40-year-old man was arrested for stalking and malicious destruction of property following a domestic complaint, 700 block of East Danaher…

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