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The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Four people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Pere Marquette Highway, south of US 10, Tuesday, July 21, around 3:40 p.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. An 81-year-old Belmont, Mich. man, who was a driver, was injured…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — A vehicle crash turned into a barn fire Tuesday morning. At 11:48 a.m., emergency personnel were dispatched to 5615 S. Stiles Road for a report of a single vehicle crash with injuries. Moments later, dispatchers from Mason-Oceana 911 changed the status of the emergency to include a structure fire as well. The initial…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — Angela Taylor, one of Mason County Central Schools’ longest-serving administrators, has resigned after 26 years with the district to accept a position as assistant principal at the Manistee Early Childhood Center. Taylor is MCC’s state and federal program director and director of Victory Early Childhood Center. The Mason County Central Board of Education accepted…
LUDINGTON — West Shore Bank’s 2026 Rhythm & Dunes summer concert series begins this Saturday, July 25, with a free evening of live music, food and fundraising at Waterfront Park. The first concert will feature Mark Blomsteel & The Motor City Drive, a Michigan-based band that blends country, rock and soul. The Mason County Central High School Jazz Band, under…
Beach hazards statement in effect through Wednesday The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has issued an air quality alert through Monday, July 20, for elevated levels of fine particulate due to wildfire smoke. Concentrations in the Lower Peninsula will be unhealthy for sensitive groups. This is a statewide air quality alert. “Another smoke plume has settled…
