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Man accused of fleeing from deputies and crashing into building faces multiple charges

April 2, 2025

LUDINGTON — The 44-year-old Ludington man accused of fleeing from Mason County sheriff’s deputies‎ with his pickup truck Monday afternoon, March 31, reaching speeds of 100 mph before striking a building, has been arraigned on multiple charges in Mason County’s 79th District Court. Joseph John Riley, has been arraigned on charges of fleeing and eluding police, operating while impaired, assaulting/resisting/obstructing…

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Road Commission lifts seasonal restrictions April 7

April 2, 2025

SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Road Commission will lift seasonal road weight and speed restrictions, effective 6 a.m., Monday, April 7, 2025. ____________________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a month. Your contribution will help us to continue to provide you with free local news.  Payment can be…

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Right to Life Oratory Contest winners announced

April 2, 2025

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Ludington High School senior Nadia Grierson was the winner of the annual Right to Life Oratory Contest hosted by Mason, Oceana, and Manistee counties Right to Life organizations. Contestants were required to research, write, and present an original pro-life speech on the issue of abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, or embryonic stem cell research. Other winners included: second place,…

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Fire destroys Free Soil Township house, garage

April 1, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — Five fire departments responded to a two-structure fire at 10944 N. Darr Rd. Tuesday evening, April 1. Firefighters were initially dispatched to a reported garage fire at 7:28 p.m. Upon arrival they discovered that a pole barn and an unattached house were both on fire. Nobody was home. Free Soil/Meade Township Fire…

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Subject shot in Grant Twp. Cemetery

April 1, 2025

GRANT TOWNSHIP — Emergency personnel were dispatched to a reported vehicle and grass fire Tuesday evening, finding out while en-route that a person had been shot at that location as well. At 7:56 p.m. Grant Township Fire Department was dispatched to Free Soil Road west of US 31 for the fire; the fire department had been on a working structure…

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