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Amber Twp. increase to LMTA results in reduced bus fares on US 10 corridor

March 30, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief AMBER TOWNSHIP — Ludington Mass Transit Authority bus fares will be reduced along the US 10 corridor effective Tuesday, April 1. Rates for service to businesses and residences on US 10 between the Pere Marquette Township line (Meyers Road) and the Scottville city limits (US 31 bypass) will be $4 for regular ridership and $2 for…

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79th District Court arraignments, published March 30, 2025

March 30, 2025

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Margaret Ann Sweet, 68; possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine/ecstasy); arrested March 7 by Ludington Police Department; arraigned March 25; preliminary hearing: April 9; bail: $10,000 cash. -Sylvesta LaVonn Crump, 23; possession of a controlled substance (narcotics/cocaine); arrested March 19 by…

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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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