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No fooling — snow, freezing rain, 70 mph winds, tornadoes possible 

April 1, 2025

MASON COUNTY — No, this is not an April Fools’ joke — the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids is predicting a messy mix of severe weather beginning Tuesday evening, April 1. “Wintry weather of snow and freezing rain mainly north of M 46 (Apple Avenue in Muskegon) tonight into Wednesday morning transitions to rain and thunderstorms across the entire…

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Police news, published April 1, 2025

April 1, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  The following is police activity in Mason County Monday, March 31, 2025: 3 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 63-year-old Scottville man was cited for driving while license revoked, US 10 near Jebavy Drive, Pere Marquette Township. 5:07 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 21-year-old…

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News Alert: Garage fire in Free Soil Township

April 1, 2025
News Alert: Garage fire in Free Soil Township

FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP (7:28 p.m.) — Free Soil/Meade Fire Department, Filer Township Fire Department, Stronach Fire Department, Fountain Area Fire Department, and Grant Township Fire Department have been dispatched to a reported garage fire on Hoague Road at Darr Road.  

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Woman arrested for allegedly igniting car fire

March 31, 2025

AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 20-year-old Scottville woman was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies for allegedly starting a car on fire Sunday night, March 30, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Deputies responded to a call around 9:45 p.m. in the 1500 block of West US 10-31, “related to a car fire that had been reportedly purposely set on fire,”…

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Suspect arrested for attempting to draw gun on deputy

March 31, 2025

AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 20-year-old Ludington man was arrested after attempting to pull a pistol from his waistband during a traffic stop initiated by a Mason County sheriff’s deputy Friday, March 28, around 12:35 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “… a Mason County sheriff’s deputy made a traffic stop related to a driver who had been reported…

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