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Man attempts to invade home, wields knife, fights with deputies

September 22, 2026

SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — A 25-year-old Evert, Mich. man was arrested early Monday morning, Sept. 21, following a crime spree that involved attempting to kick in a residential door at one location; wielding a knife at the US 31 rest area; and fighting with Mason County sheriff’s deputies, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The attempted breaking and entering was reported…

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Georgia man arrested for OWI following crash

September 22, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 61-year-old Marietta, Ga. man was arrested for operating while intoxicated following a single-vehicle crash on Marquette Highway south of US 10 Monday, Sept. 21, at 8:48 a.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. No one was injured. He…

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Friends of library to host intellectual freedom presentation

September 22, 2026

LUDINGTON — The Friends of the Mason County District Library will host a presentation and discussion about intellectual freedom at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the Ludington branch of Mason County District Library. Amber Sheerin of the Michigan Library Association will be the presenter. The program will focus on the role libraries play in protecting access to information and…

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Hamlin voters to decide two recall races, clerk seat Nov. 3

September 21, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Hamlin Township voters will decide races for treasurer and trustee in two recall elections Tuesday, Nov. 3, along with filling the township clerk position. All three offices are for partial terms ending Dec. 1, 2028. Though the State of Michigan uses the term “recall election,” the process functions more like a special election…

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Mason-Lake Conservation District seeks volunteers for fall river sampling

September 21, 2026

SCOTTVILLE — The Mason-Lake Conservation District is seeking volunteers to help monitor the health of three area rivers during its annual fall macroinvertebrate sampling program in October. Sampling will take place on the Little Manistee River on Saturday, Oct. 10; Big Sable River on Friday, Oct. 16; and Lincoln River on Saturday, Oct. 17. Each sampling day will begin at…

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