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Ludington police looking for credit card theft suspect

November 15, 2025

LUDINGTON — The Ludington Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman allegedly involved in the illegal use of a credit/debit card. “The Ludington Police Department is actively investigating the illegal use of a financial transaction device,” states LPD. “We are trying to identify the female in the photo (above). If anyone knows the identity of…

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LASD board acknowledges $2.2 million fund balance discrepency

November 14, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area School District’s Board of Education has issued a letter to the public explaining that its fund balance is much higher than its members and district administrators had believed; $2.2 million higher. The letter was signed by Dr. Bret Autrey, president of the board of education and Dr. Kyle Corlett, superintendent of…

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Historical society to present ‘Michigan Lumberjacks and the Old Growth Forest’

November 14, 2025

LUDINGTON — The Mason County Historical Society will present “Michigan Lumberjacks and the Old Growth Forest,” presented by Lumberjack & Logging Museum of Grand Rapids, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20 at the Mason County Historical Society Rose Hawley Archives, 130 E. Ludington Ave.  The program will discuss lumberjacks and the logging industry in Michigan in the…

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Police news, published Nov. 14, 2025

November 14, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025: 6:16 p.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Tuttle Road south of Sugar Grove Road, Sherman Township. 6:30 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Brye Road south of…

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79th District Court arraignments, published Nov. 14, 2025

November 14, 2025

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Gadge Isaac Allen Walker, 20; two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct; date of offense: June 22, 2019; charged by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned Nov. 12; preliminary hearing: Dec. 3; bail: $50,000/10…

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