By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — A thick haze settled over Mason County and much of the Great Lakes region Wednesday as smoke from dozens of wildfires burning in Canada drifted south into Michigan, prompting a statewide air quality alert. The smoke originated primarily from large wildfires burning in northwestern Ontario, particularly north of Lake Nipigon and near the Manitoba…
SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — A 43-year-old Shelby man died after reportedly diving into a swimming pool in the 4800 block of West Birch Lane Tuesday afternoon, July 14, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “On Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 4:20 PM, emergency crews responded to the 4800 block of West Birch Lane in Mason County’s Summit Township for a…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Tuesday, July 14, 2026: 12:42 a.m., alarm activation, Pere Marquette Township. 5:20 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Custer Road north of US 10, Village of Custer. 9 a.m., a 30-year-old Manistee man was arrested for…
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UPDATE: 1:05 p.m.: The subject has been located and there is no emergency. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Emergency personnel are at the Ludington State Park responding to a text message to Mason-Oceana 911 from a person stating he/she may be trapped in the sand somewhere in the park. Mason County Sheriff’s Office and Hamlin Fire Department were initially dispatched to the…
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