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Sheriff to increase deputies’ presence in Scottville; to host coffee with sheriff

February 1, 2025

On Friday, Feb. 7, at 9 a.m., Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole will host Coffee with Sheriff Kim Cole at State and Main Coffee Shop, 101 S. Main St. He will discuss his plan for patrols in Scottville and will also share information relevant to the sheriff’s office around the county. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — As the City…

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Saying goodbye to Fabian

January 31, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Dozens of well-wishers attended an open house for retiring Mason County Administrator Fabian Knizacky Friday afternoon at the Mason County Airport terminal. Knizacky has been county administrator for 31 years. He was the first person to hold the position. Kaitlyn Szczypka, who has been deputy administrator for the past year will officially…

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Inmate who attacked corrections deputy arraigned

January 31, 2025

LUDINGTON — A Mason County Jail inmate attacked a corrections deputy Monday morning, Jan. 27, was arraigned earlier this week in 79th District Court. Harvey Darnell John Jackson, 28, was arraigned on two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. His actions required a deputy to be transported to the hospital for medical treatment, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “On…

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79th District Court arraignments, published Jan. 31, 2025

January 31, 2025

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Misdemeanors -Verna Kay Pena, 53; fourth-degree child abuse; arrested Sept. 1 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned Jan. 23; pretrial: Feb. 10; bail: $500 personal recognizance. -James Warren Howe, 49; second offense domestic violence; arrested Jan. 24 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office;…

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Police news, published Jan. 31, 2025

January 31, 2025

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: Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025: 10:40 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Pere Marquette Highway north of Lattin Road, Summit Township. 4:52 p.m., (MCSO), a 48-year-old Manistee man was arrested for methamphetamine…

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