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Motorcyclist seriously injured in US 31 crash

August 22, 2025

AMBER TOWNSHIP — A motorcyclist was seriously injured Thursday, Aug. 21, as a result of a vehicle crash at the intersection of US 31 and North Scottville Road. Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene at 3:49 p.m. According to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole, a 2010 Dodge Challenger automobile, driven by a 24-year-old Scottville man, was on Scottville Road…

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Carole McKnight’s Legacy of Love: A Gift to Mason County

August 22, 2025

By Tara Autrey Community Foundation for Mason County EPWORTH HEIGHTS —For Carole McKnight, summer in Ludington is a homecoming. For more than six decades, she and her late husband, Sid, have loved Mason County far beyond the gates of Epworth Heights. Now, through a generous contribution from their donor advised fund to the Campaign for Mason County, their legacy of…

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Police news, published Aug. 22, 2025

August 22, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  The following is recent activity of Mason County law enforcement. Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 – 5:39 a.m., Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO): Car/deer crash, no injuries, US 10 west of Tuttle Road, Custer Township. – 10:37 a.m., MCSO: Larceny of an e-bike, Ludington Liquor,…

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Cartier Mansion ranked as second Best Historical B&B

August 21, 2025

LUDINGTON — The Cartier Mansion Bed & Breakfast, 409 E. Ludington Ave., has come in second place in the Newsweek Readers’ Choice Award for Best Historical B&B in America for 2025. The achievement marks the second consecutive year the mansion has received a top honor. Built in 1905, the Cartier Mansion is a stunning example of neoclassical architecture and is…

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LPD makes pair of warrant arrests

August 21, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  LUDINGTON — A 54-year-old Ludington man was arrested by Ludington police officers on an aggravated stalking warrant Wednesday, Aug. 20, around 10:30 p.m. in the 100 block of East Fifth Street, according to Ludington Police Chief Chris Jones. The man was lodged in…

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