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By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief AMBER TOWNSHIP — A vehicle collided with a school bus Monday afternoon at the intersection of US 10-31 and Stiles Road. Emergency crews were called to the scene at 3 p.m. According to law enforcement’s preliminary investigation of the scene, a Subaru Outback was traveling west on US 10-31 when the driver apparently disregarded the red…
LUDINGTON — The Pure Ludington New Year’s Eve Ball Drop was recently named as the nation’s best New Year’s Eve drop by the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. It was the only New Year’s Eve drop in Michigan and among 20 nominees from across the United States. “Ludington’s New Year’s Eve Ball Drop is one of our top two…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A counterfeit $100 bill was used by a female customer at the Wesco store on West US 10 Friday, Dec. 13 around 1 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The following is other police activity in Mason…
UPDATE: The advisory was extended until 11 a.m. Sunday. MASON COUNTY — The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, through 4 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15. Freezing rain is expected with total ice accumulations up to .10 of an inch. The advisory area includes Mason, Oceana, Lake, Newaygo, Muskegon, Montcalm, Gratiot,…
LUDINGTON — A jury found a 37-year-old man guilty of fentanyl delivery on Friday, Dec. 13, following a two-day trial in Mason County’s 51st Circuit. Tracy John Straub was found guilty of two counts of delivery of less than 50 grams of fentanyl and one count of maintaining a drug house. The crimes occurred during a time frame of October…
