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Police news, published, July 15, 2026

July 15, 2026

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 activity Tuesday, July 14, 2026: 12:42 a.m., alarm activation, Pere Marquette Township. 5:20 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Custer Road north of US 10, Village of Custer. 9 a.m., a 30-year-old Manistee man was arrested for…

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MCP/OCP seeking sports coverage sponsors

July 15, 2026

The fall school sports season will soon be here, and once again we are seeking sponsors to help cover the cost of providing this service to our readers. Businesses and individual supporters have the opportunity to sponsor one season, two seasons or all three sports seasons. Discounts are available for multiple-season sponsorships. Last year, Mason County Press and Oceana County…

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Emergency personnel searching for person possibly trapped in sand at state park

July 14, 2026

UPDATE: 1:05 p.m.: The subject has been located and there is no emergency. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Emergency personnel are at the Ludington State Park responding to a text message to Mason-Oceana 911 from a person stating he/she may be trapped in the sand somewhere in the park. Mason County Sheriff’s Office and Hamlin Fire Department were initially dispatched to the…

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Stage Left Theatre to present Shakespeare comedy this weekend in Ludington

July 14, 2026

LUDINGTON — Tickets are still available for Stage Left Theatre Company’s production of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again],” which will be performed this weekend at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts. Performances will take place Thursday, July 16, through Sunday, July 19, at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts, 107 S. Harrison St. Evening…

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Grain harvest begins preparations for Old Engine & Tractor Show

July 13, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief CUSTER TOWNSHIP — Volunteers spent Monday cutting and shocking grain that will be used during next month’s Western Michigan Old Engine & Tractor Show, continuing a tradition that helps bring historic farming practices to life for thousands of visitors each summer. The grain harvested Monday will be used during live threshing demonstrations at the 52nd annual…

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