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Mason County residents invited to participate in chemical exposure monitoring program

September 24, 2025

Participants will get a $75 gift card as a thank you for their time LANSING – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is asking Michigan residents in Mason and Oceana counties to join the Michigan Chemical Exposure Monitoring (MiChEM) program.  The MiChEM program started in 2022 and is an ongoing statewide effort to gather data on the amount…

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Man arrested after urinating in gas station parking lot

September 24, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP —  A 32-year-old Mason County man was arrested after he reportedly urinated in the parking lot of the Murphy Gas Station on US 10 Saturday, Sept. 20, around 6:30 p.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole.  “He was told repeatedly…

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Man accused of embracing student charged with assault

September 23, 2025

LUDINGTON — The 53-year-old Ludington man who allegedly embraced a Ludington High School student without her consent while on school property last week was arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court on a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery, court records state. Rolandao Garcia is scheduled to appear for a pretrial, Oct. 16. Police were actively looking for Garcia who…

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Police news, published Sept. 23, 2025

September 23, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  The following is recent activity that occurred in Mason County of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Monday, Sept. 15, 2025: 3:41 a.m., a 41-year-old Ludington man was arrested on two warrants and charged with driving while license revoked, Pere Marquette…

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Jury trial for meth case set to begin Wednesday

September 23, 2025

LUDINGTON — A three-day jury trial is scheduled for this week in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court for a 44-year-old man charged with methamphetamine/ecstasy possession and fourth-offense habitual offender, according to court records. The jury trial for Shawn Ryan Boles is slated for Wednesday through Friday, Sept. 24-26. The charges arose from an Oct. 13, 2024 incident, court records state.…

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