By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief CUSTER TOWNSHIP — Five fire departments responded to a barn fire Wednesday morning at 1585 S. Tuttle Rd. Initially, Custer Fire Department, Scottville Fire Department, and Riverton Fire Department were dispatched at 10:41 a.m. Upon arrival, the first unit reported the barn was engulfed in flames. Additional tanker tender trucks were then requested from Branch Fire…
MOUNT PLEASANT — The Ludington High School Jazz Ensemble and the Mason County Central Jazz Band each competed last week at the Central Michigan University Jazz Festival. LHS earned Most Outstanding Band in the Class B category. MCC earned second runner up for best trumpet section. Members of the LHS Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Keith Kuczynski, are Amelia…
PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 45-year-old Walhalla man was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 5:30 p.m. after a Mason County sheriff’s deputy spotted a vehicle traveling in the 4900 block of West US 10 that had been reported stolen by the Michigan State Police in the Walhalla area, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “The driver was arrested on an…
MCP/OCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Baker Ford Ludington, Fresh Coast Foam, Mission Graphics, Quick-Way, Inc., Squires Chiropractic, Smith & Eddy Insurance, and VanderHaag Car Sales & Rentals. MONTAGUE — Mason County Central dominated the court Wednesday, defeating the Montague Wildcats 70-44 in West Michigan Conference Rivers Division action. “I really liked our team energy tonight,” said MCC Coach Chris…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026: 7:57 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Sugar Grove Road west of Tuttle Road, Sherman Township. 2:10 p.m., a 21-year-old New Era woman turned herself in on an outstanding failure…
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