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Drivers injured in US 10 crash

August 27, 2026

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 27-year-old Ludington man and a 75-year-old Ludington woman were both injured and transported to Corewell Health Ludington Hospital for “non-life-threatening injuries” following a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of US 10 and Pere Marquette Highway Wednesday, Aug. 26, shortly before 6 a.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. ______________________________________ Please Support Local News Coverage For generations,…

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Police news, published Aug. 27, 2026

August 27, 2026

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 Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026: 3:11 p.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), one-vehicle crash, no injury, Delia Street north of Lowell Street, City of Ludington. 8:12 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 59-year-old Ludington man was arrested on…

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Ludington man injured in US 31 rollover crash

August 27, 2026

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 51-year-old Ludington man was treated at Corewell Health Ludington Hospital after the vehicle he was operating ran off the road and rolled over on US 31 north of the Pere Marquette Highway overpass Wednesday, Aug. 26, shortly after 7:30 a.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. ______________________________________ Please Support Local News Coverage For generations, local…

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Police news, published Aug. 26, 2026

August 26, 2026

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: Monday, Aug. 24, 2026: 8:45 p.m., (Ludington Police Department) a 34-year-old Ludington woman was arrested on a  County Mason warrant, 900 block of East Tinkham Avenue, City of Ludington. She was lodged in the…

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Man, 77, ‘aggressively’ beats on doors, steals cat

August 24, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A 77-year-old Hamlin Township man, who had a felony case recently dismissed in Mason County’s 79th District Court following a mental competency evaluation, was arrested on new charges days later. Gary Lynn Dewey of  3239 N. Jebavy Dr. was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies Thursday, Aug. 20, after he reportedly “aggressively”…

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