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Ludington council to consider options prior to mediation with Andys Restaurant owner

April 8, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Ludington City Council will meet in closed session today to discuss legal strategy related to a lawsuit filed by a local business owner over a halted downtown construction project. The special meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. and comes ahead of a mediation session planned later this week in the case of ASR Real…

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Police news, published April 8, 2026

April 8, 2026

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 6, 2026: 4:33 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 south of Decker Road, Custer Township. Tuesday, April 7, 2026: 11:14 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 22-year-old Ludington…

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Election commission rejects Hamlin recall applications

April 7, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Recall efforts targeting two Hamlin Township officials will not move forward after the Mason County Election Commission rejected the petition language during a clarity hearing held March 31. As previously reported, recall petitions were filed by Greg Collins against Hamlin Township Treasurer Susan Ptaszenski and Trustee Johnaine Gurzynski. The Mason County Election Commission —…

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US 10-31 resurfacing to begin next Monday

April 6, 2026

AMBER TOWNSHIP — Roadwork on the US-10-31 corridor between the US 31 bypass and Brye Road is scheduled to begin Monday, April 13, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. MDOT is investing approximately $6.8 million to resurface the roadway and improve drainage. Lane closures and traffic shifts will be in place throughout construction. Motorists traveling between Ludington and Scottville…

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K-9 sniffs out meth smuggled into jail

April 6, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. LUDINGTON — K-9 Stella with the Mason County Sheriff’s Office located methamphetamine during a cell check at the Mason County Jail Sunday, April 5, around 5:30 p.m. “A warrant is being requested for an inmate related to the suspected meth that was smuggled…

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