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FiveCAP to hold Golf for Warmth and Imagination Library fundraiser

July 10, 2026

MANISTEE — FiveCAP Inc. will host its 22nd annual Golf for Warmth and Imagination Library fundraiser Friday, Aug. 28, at Manistee National Golf & Resort, with proceeds supporting emergency heating assistance and children’s literacy programs in four West Michigan counties. The 18-hole, four-person scramble will begin with registration at 8 a.m. followed by a 9 a.m. shotgun start at the…

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Jury convicts Ludington man of resisting, assaulting police officer

July 9, 2026

LUDINGTON — A Mason County jury convicted a Ludington man Wednesday, July 8, of resisting, obstructing and assaulting a police officer following a brief deliberation in 51st Circuit Court at the Mason County Courthouse. Anthony Holmes was found guilty of one count of assaulting, resisting or obstructing a police officer after jurors deliberated for less than an hour. The case…

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Mason County voters to decide road patrol millage renewal Aug. 4

July 9, 2026

Mason County voters will decide whether to renew the county’s additional road patrol services millage during the Tuesday, Aug. 4, primary election. The proposal asks voters to renew up to 0.2980 mill, or about 29.8 cents for every $1,000 of taxable value, for eight years, from 2026 through 2033. The millage provides funding for additional road patrol services through the…

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Dredging to begin Thursday in Ludington harbor

July 8, 2026

LUDINGTON — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduled to begin maintenance dredging of Ludington Harbor on Thursday, July 9. The project is expected to continue through Aug. 17, weather permitting. The annual dredging operation is intended to maintain safe navigational depths within the harbor and support commercial and recreational marine traffic. The work will take place from the…

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Drunk man allegedly causes courthouse ruckus

July 8, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. LUDINGTON — A 46-year-old Fountain man was arrested after “he was alleged to have caused a disturbance at the Mason County Courthouse” Tuesday, July 7, at 11 a.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “He was found to be intoxicated, which was a…

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