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Firefighters respond to hotel fire

February 11, 2025

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Firefighters were dispatched to the Nova Motel, 472 S. Pere Marquette Hwy. at 7:30 p.m. for a report of a fire there. Pere Marquette Township Fire Department and Ludington Fire Department are on scene. The first firefighter on scene reported heavy black smoke coming from one of the buildings. Firefighters were able to quickly contain the…

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Boat sinks in Pere Marquette Lake

February 11, 2025

LUDINGTON — Ludington Police Department responded to a sunken vessel Tuesday afternoon, about 2 p.m., at Thompson Marina, according to a press release from LPD. The initial complaint was for an upside down rowboat and debris in Pere Marquette Lake. “Upon arrival, LPD officers located a rowboat, an emergency life raft, and other small items in the water,” the press…

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Man accused of nearly pushing deputy into logging truck considering plea deal

February 11, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — The 47-year-old Scottville man accused of nearly pushing a Mason County sheriff’s deputy into a passing logging semi truck and trying to disarm him one year ago appeared in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court for a final trial conference Tuesday, Feb. 11. Joshuea Michael Boger faces nine criminal charges and a third-offense habitual…

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A Thank You from the family of Robert Neal

February 11, 2025

 

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Rollover crashes cause minor injuries

February 10, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. MASON COUNTY — Two separate rollover crashes Thursday evening, Feb. 6, resulted in minor injuries, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The first accident occurred shortly after 7 p.m., on US 31 north of Fountain Road in Sherman Township. “A 39-year-old Free…

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