.jpg)
Fire burns 4-5 acres in national forest Story and photo by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — A fire burned about four to five acres in the Manistee National Forest late Tuesday afternoon. The fire occurred on North Schoenherr Road, a seasonal county road, that runs south of County Line Road. The area is the boundary between Free Soil…
Man accused of CSC faces 25-year minimum prison term By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON — A 57-year-old man charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) appeared in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Oct. 3, for a final trial conference. Joseph Fredrick Pereira is accused of sexually assaulting two girls under the age of 13. His criminal…
Warrant arrests top police activity The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Monday, Oct. 2, 2023: 7:34 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, US 10 east of Jackson Road, Pere Marquette Township. 2:47 p.m., (MCSO), larceny of a chainsaw, 1000 block of South Reek Road at Indian Bridge, Custer Township. The complainant reported the theft…
Local chestnut grower discovers oak wilt is killing his trees Story and photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief AMBER TOWNSHIP — Pete and Connie Conrad have been growing chestnut trees commercially for the past 20 years. Currently, the 520-acre fifth generation farm includes about 15 acres of chestnuts. In 2021, Pete noticed one of the trees in his north orchard, located…
Road Commission recognized for low employee injury rates MANISTEE — The Mason County Road Commission was recognized for having one of the lowest employee injury rates among road commissions in the state this past year. The announcement was made at the County Road Association Self-Insurance Fund’s (CRASIF) Annual Membership Meeting in Manistee held on September 13, 2023. Every year at…
