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Scottville Clown Band to perform Patriotic Concert at Ludington Waterfront Park

May 13, 2025

LUDINGTON — The Scottville Clown Band will perform its 2025 Patriotic Concert at Waterfront Park on Tuesday, June 24 beginning at 7 p.m. Traditionally, the annual concert has been held at the Scottville Clown Band Shell in Scottville. However, that facility is undergoing renovations this summer. The Patriotic Concert is a unique performance by the Clown Band. Rather than mixing…

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Accreditation team invites public comment about LPD

May 13, 2025

LUDINGTON — A team of assessors from the Michigan Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission will arrive Tuesday, May 20, to examine all aspects of the Ludington Police Department policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services, said Ludington Police Chief Christopher Jones. “Verification by the team that the Ludington Police Department meets the Michigan Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission’s ‘best practice’ standards…

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Dog owner ticketed for dog bite

May 13, 2025

LUDINGTON — A 64-year-old Ludington man was cited Monday, May 12, shortly before 8 a.m. by Ludington police after his dog bit another person in the 300 block of North Ferry Street, said Ludington Police Chief Christopher Jones. “The subject’s dog had bitten a person who had passed on the sidewalk,” said Chief Jones. The man was also cited for…

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May 12, 2025

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Weekend police news, published May 12, 2025

May 12, 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: Friday, May 9, 2025: 1 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Lakeshore Drive north of Jagger Road, Hamlin Township. 7:10 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 freeway north of…

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