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Fire destroys Melendy Street house in Ludington

March 29, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Fire destroyed a Ludington home early this morning. Ludington Fire Department was dispatched to 621 E. Melendy St. at 12:39 a.m. for a report of a play set on fire in a backyard. Within a couple minutes, Mason-Oceana 911 updated responding firefighters with information that a house was on fire. Ludington Fire Department Assistant…

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Police news, published March 28, 2025

March 28, 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, March 26, 2025: 5:45 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Hansen Road east of Brookridge Road, Amber Township. 8:50 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 52-year-old Ludington man was cited for…

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Hamlin Lake water level rising begins

March 27, 2025

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — The Ludington State Park has announced that the Hamlin dam has been adjusted to raise the water level of Hamlin Lake for the warmer season. The lake should be at seasonal levels in four to eight weeks, depending on precipitation. Lake levels are lowered in the fall. __________________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP…

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County to close Scottville complex, move to airport terminal

March 27, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — Mason County is moving Building and Grounds, Zoning, Drain Commission and Department of Public Works services to the Mason County Airport terminal, 5300 W. US 10. Currently those departments are housed at the county’s Scottville complex, 102 E. Fifth St. The move coincides with the relocation of the county administrator’s office from the airport…

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County board to start discussing facilities, concentrating on courts and jail

March 26, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Board of Commissioners may soon hold formal discussions about the future of its facilities, specifically the jail and courts. The action is a result of a letter written to the commission by Mason County Chief Judge Jeffrey Nellis who expressed concerns, on behalf of the Mason County Courts, about the current…

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