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Ludington Offshore Classic takes place next week

July 9, 2025

LUDINGTON — The Ludington Offshore Classic/Big Boys Fishing fishing tournament will take place Tuesday, July 15 to Sunday, July 20. Hundreds of contestants are expected to participate in the tourney, fishing king salmon and lake trout. The Ludington Offshore Classic, presented by the Chamber Alliance of Mason County, has grown in popularity over the last 22 years. In 2024, 135…

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Man ticketed for dumping trash along the road

July 9, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — A 63-year-old Ludington man was cited for illegal dumping after Mason County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of trash scattered alongside Meisenheimer Road near Stiles Road Tuesday, July 8, around 11:30 a.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “A name…

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Efforts to reduce US 10 speed in Custer continue

July 8, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief CUSTER — A push to reduce the speed of traffic on State Street (US 10) in Custer continues. Custer officials, residents and state legislators Sen. Jon Bumstead and Rep. Curt VanderWall met Monday, July 7, at Mason County Eastern High School. The legislators were presented letters from Mason County municipalities and agencies requesting the speed limit…

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Ludington awarded outstanding planning award

July 8, 2025

LUDINGTON — The City of Ludington has been awarded the Outstanding Best Practice Planning Excellence Award by the Michigan Association of Planning (MAP), the state chapter of the American Planning Association (APA). The award recognizes Ludington’s forward-thinking and community-centered approach to zoning reform, which was recently adopted after a nearly three-year process of research, collaboration, and public engagement. According to a press release from…

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Police news, posted July 8, 2025

July 8, 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, July 7, 2025: 7:32 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Sugar Grove Road east of US 31, Sherman Township. 8:30 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Lincoln Road north of Decker…

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