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Police news, published Feb. 23, 2026

February 23, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office: Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026: 6:51 a.m., a 33-year-old Scottville woman turned herself in at the sheriff’s office on an outstanding two-count warrant for filing a false police report and domestic violence, City…

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Winter weather advisory issued

February 22, 2026

MASON COUNTY — The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for Mason and Oceana counties Sunday morning, Feb. 22, that remains in effect through 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23. Additional snow accumulation of 2-4 inches is expected with winds gusting as high as 35 mph — leading to blowing snow at times. ____________________ Please Support Local News and…

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American flag journeys the globe, USA, in honor of semiquincentennial

February 20, 2026

Mason County Sheriff’s Office represents State of Michigan in flag sojourn  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — On Friday, Feb. 20, the Mason County Sheriff’s Office served as the Michigan representative for the Flag Sojourn 250. The sojourn was created by the National Flag Foundation and launched at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Flag Day, June 14, 2026. The flag…

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Ludington firefighters save house from fire

February 20, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Firefighters quickly distinguished a fire inside a house at 1038 N. Beechwood St. on Friday, Feb. 20. Ludington Fire Department was dispatched to the residence at 11:50 a.m. for a report of a kitchen fire. Ludington Fire Department Capt. Gary Walton said firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire. While, the kitchen and…

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Jury acquits Ludington man of CSC charges

February 20, 2026

LUDINGTON — A jury found Evan Lee Fargo, 34, not guilty of two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) following an eight-day trial in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Thursday, Feb. 19. Fargo faced up to life in prison had he been convicted of first-degree CSC. The case was prosecuted by the Michigan State Attorney General’s Office, and Oceana County…

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