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Marine Toys for Tots seeking donations

December 2, 2025

LUDINGTON — The Marine Toys for Tots is seeking donations. The group is seeking new toy donations or monetary donations. It is in need of toys for children ages up to 2 years old and between 9 and 17 years old. Toys can be dropped off at area businesses where the boxes with the red train logo or at our…

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Homeless man threatens to shoot deputies at laundromat

December 1, 2025

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 41-year-old homeless man was arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot and spit on Mason County sheriff’s deputies at the Brite N Clean Laundromat on Jackson Road Friday, Nov. 28, around 9:30 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The man had been banned from the business the previous day, said Sheriff Cole. “The day…

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County board may consider proposal to increase senior services

December 1, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — A proposal is being brought to the Mason County Board of Commissioners to expand the county’s senior services department. The commissions’ Finance, Personnel, and Rules Committee will review the proposal by Mason County Senior Services Coordinator when it meets Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 9 a.m. at the Mason County Courthouse. The proposal addresses a…

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Stray bullet enters bedroom

December 1, 2025

EDEN TOWNSHIP — A stray bullet entered a home Friday, Nov. 28, in the 1000 block of East Kinney Road, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “The complainant reported hearing a ‘pop’ sound earlier in the day,” said Sheriff Cole. “Upon entering the bedroom shortly before midnight, the property owner found a bullet had passed through a wall above a…

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Mason County Mutts raising funds for stockings

December 1, 2025

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Mason County Mutts is currently raising funds for its annual stocking project. For the past 10 years, the locally-based charitable non-profit organization purchases stockings for the dogs and cats housed at the Mason County Animal Control shelter. The stockings, hung in the shelter’s lobby, are filled with animal-friendly treats, toys, and blankets. When an animal gets…

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