LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor Trevor Blue Carranza, 36, pleaded guilty June 23 to two counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and fourth-offense habitual offender and was sentenced Aug. 4 to eight months in jail with credit for 71 days served; two years probation; and $666 in fines and…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026: 4:33 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, US 10 east of Main Street, Village of Custer. 7:25 a.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 10 and Meyers…
SCOTTVILLE — Scottville’s early history came to life Thursday evening as the Mason County Historical Society presented its Pioneers of Scottville tour at Brookside Cemetery. The Aug. 13 walking tour was the final cemetery tour presented by the historical society in 2026 and focused on the pioneers who helped establish and shape the Scottville community. The tour was part of…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 33-year-old Ludington man who missed a court hearing in Mason County last April was extradited from Illinois back to Mason County this week to face two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct — victim under age 13. The Ludington Police Department picked up Jose Elias Chavez at the Cook County Sheriff’s Office…
PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The 87th annual Western Michigan Fair continued Wednesday, Aug. 12, with Kids’ Day activities, livestock shows, midway rides and an evening of racing at the Mason County Fairgrounds. Wednesday’s events included horse, beef and rabbit shows, along with Kids’ Day on the midway. The afternoon also included a children’s bicycle drawing and activities throughout the barns,…
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