Community Foundation accepting grant applications LUDINGTON — The Community Foundation for Mason County’s 2023 fall grant round is now open and accepting applications. The foundation awards grants to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, churches, schools, agencies, and governmental units serving Mason County. All grants will reflect the foundation’s vision to build a vibrant community with great opportunities for all and will be focused on the organization’s…
Man dies following water incident Sunday SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — A 78-year-old man died Sunday following an incident in Lake Michigan. Emergency personnel were initially dispatched to Summit Park at 3:07 p.m. According to Riverton Township Fire Chief Joe Cooper, the man was pulled from Lake Michigan and CPR was started. Cooper said he believed the man had been on a…
79th District Court arraignments, posted Sept. 3, 2023 By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Jordan Blakely Hicks, 26; larceny from a building, two counts of breaking and entering, malicious destruction of utility property, and unlawfully driving away a motor vehicle; arrested Nov. 18, 2022 by Michigan State…
Second night of mailbox fires 10:16 p.m. — Law enforcement and fire departments are being dispatched, for the second night in a row, to mailboxes being lit on fire. The vandals are using small propane tanks to start the fires. Residents should be observant, as this is currently happening in Amber and Custer townships. Several fires occurred in Pere Marquette…
Police news, posted Sept. 1, 2023 The following is police activity in Mason County Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023: 6:49 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), alarm activation, Amber Township. 7:14 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 freeway north of Oceana Drive, Summit Township. 11:20 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Lincoln Road north of Mavis Road, Hamlin Township. 7:20…
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