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Scottville Clown Band Patriotic Concert to feature LHS Jazz Band, honor veterans

June 29, 2026

LUDINGTON — The Scottville Clown Band will hold its annual Patriotic Concert on Tuesday, June 30, at the Waterfront Park pavilion. This year’s performance will feature the Ludington High School Jazz Band as the opening act. In honor of the nation’s semiquincentennial, veterans also will be recognized during the program. Donations will be collected during the concert, with all proceeds…

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Extreme heat warning in effect through Thursday

June 29, 2026

MASON COUNTY — A large portion of the western portion of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, including, Mason and Oceana counties, is under an extreme heat warning beginning at 2 p.m. Monday, June 29, through 8 p.m. Thursday, July 2, according to the National Weather Service. Expect “dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105 expected,” states NWS. The warning…

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Bicyclist injured in hit-and-run US 10 crash

June 29, 2026

BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A 15-year-old boy, who was riding a bicycle and pulling a wagon behind it, received minor injuries in a hit-and-run crash on US 10 east of Walhalla Friday, June 26, shortly after 12:30 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “A 15-year-old juvenile was attempting to cross US 10 on a bicycle while pulling a wagon,”…

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Weekend police news, published June 29, 2026

June 29, 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 weekend: Friday, June 26, 2026: 12:35 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 north of Dewey Road, Sherman Township. 8:05 a.m., (MCSO), alarm activation, Grant Township. 8:54 a.m., (MCSO),…

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Flipstar gymnasts earn 41 medals at AAU National Championships

June 28, 2026

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Twelve Flipstar Gymnastics athletes brought home 41 national medals, including 12 top-three podium finishes, one national championship, five national runner-up titles and three Junior Olympic Games qualifiers while competing at the 2026 AAU National Championships. The championships, held June 18-21 at the Knoxville Convention Center, attracted more than 3,500 gymnasts from across the United States. Leading the…

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