By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The Ludington City Council is expected to discuss a proposal during its regular meeting today that would create a finance director position and separate many of the city’s financial responsibilities from the office of the city clerk, an elected position established by the City Charter. In a memorandum to Mayor Mark Barnett and the…
AMBER TOWNSHIP — Area farmers will have an opportunity to recycle empty pesticide containers during a free pesticide jug recycling event hosted by the Mason-Lake Conservation District and Acres Co-op. The recycling event is scheduled for June 22 from 10 a.m. to noon at Acres Co-op, 655 N. Scottville Road in Scottville. Organizers said the program provides farmers with a…
AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 40-year-old Custer man was arrested by Mason County sheriff deputies Friday, June 5, shortly before 11 a.m. after a 911 call was received of “two persons fighting in the road” at the intersection of First Street and Gordon Road, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “During the investigation, it was discovered the suspect had broken a…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) and Michigan State Police (MSP) activity over the weekend: (For recent activity of the Ludington Police Department, click here) Friday, June 5, 2026: 5:44 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Fountain Road east of Amber…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent Ludington Police Department activity: Saturday, June 6, 2026: 6:24 a.m., a 21-year-old Ludington woman was arrested for domestic assault, 700 block of East Filer Street, City of Ludington. She was lodged in the Mason County Jail. 7:42 p.m., a…
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