Photos and story by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — Today, I was able to watch much of the solar eclipse in the same spot I watched it on Feb. 27, 1979, from Mason County Central’s Scottville Elementary. At that time I was in the third grade. I still remember making pinhole filters so we could watch it on the ground.…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — A 73-year-old Free Soil man received “serious, but non-life-threatening injuries” after the ORV he was operating rolled over during a crash Saturday, April 6, around 3:30 p.m. in the 9500 block of North Tuttle Road, according to Mason County…
LUDINGTON — City Council is expected to take action tonight, during its regular meeting, on a request from Ludington Police Department to purchase new radar and lidar equipment for traffic speed enforcement. LPD currently has five in-car radar units, one handheld radar unit and one lidar unit. The newest radar unit is over 10 years old and the oldest is…
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 Thursday, April 4, 2024: 8:21 a.m., a 33-year-old Scottville man was arrested for methamphetamine possession and operating without a license following a traffic stop, First Street and Gordon Road, Amber Township. 4:45 p.m.,…
GRAND RAPIDS — When former President Donald Trump visited Michigan earlier this week, Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole was among the 14 Michigan sheriffs who met with the expected Republican presidential candidate. Cole, a Republican, said he was initially going to turn down the invitation. “I knew that there would be some people from our area who would make a…
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