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Suspect allegedly punches patrol car in drunken rage.

August 19, 2019

Suspect allegedly punches patrol car in drunken rage. #MasonCountyCrime SUMMIT TOWNSHIP – A 29-year-old Ludington man was arrested Sunday, Aug. 18, shortly after 3 a.m. on Meisenheimer Road and Pere Marquette Highway after allegedly punching a patrol car while yelling and swearing at a deputy, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. ​The man was arrested on charges of disorderly…

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First Responders Charity Softball Game is Saturday. 

August 19, 2019

First Responders Charity Softball Game is Saturday.  LUDINGTON — The second annual Mason County First Responders Charity Softball Game will take place on Saturday, Aug. 24 at Oriole Field. The game, which begins at noon, will include participants from local law enforcement, fire departments, emergency medical services, and other emergency agencies. Proceeds from the game will benefit the Spectrum Health…

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Fire damages Amber Twp. garage.

August 19, 2019

Fire damages Amber Twp. garage. #MasonCountyNews. AMBER TOWNSHIP — Fire damaged a garage at 413 N. Dennis Road late Sunday evening. Pere Marquette Township Fire Department and Scottville Fire Department were called to the residence, located on the northwest corner of Dennis and Johnson roads, about 11:30 p.m. Initial dispatch information stated flames were coming out of the windows and…

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Former Ludington man dies in Muskegon motorcycle crash.

August 17, 2019

Former Ludington man dies in Muskegon motorcycle crash. MUSKEGON — David Lee Taylor, 48, of Norton Shores, and formerly of Ludington, died last Sunday, Aug. 11, in a motorcycle crash. The crash occurred about 10:13 p.m. at Shoreline Drive and Western Avenue, according to a news release from Michigan State Police. Taylor was traveling northeast on Shoreline Drive when he…

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Drunk driving, bond violation arrests among police activity.

August 16, 2019

Drunk driving, bond violation arrests among police activity. #MasonCountyCrime The following is police activity in Mason County Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019: – 1:39 p.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), a 29-year-old Branch woman was cited for no operator’s license following a traffic stop, US 10 and Benson Road, Branch Township. – 2:04 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Lincoln Road south…

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