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Shelby pair arrested after driving through sheriff’s office parking lot with meth

October 28, 2024

LUDINGTON — Over 8 grams of suspected methamphetamine were recovered during a traffic stop involving a 35-year-old Shelby man and a 45-year-old Shelby woman who drove through the Mason County Sheriff’s Office back parking lot with no functioning brake lights, no license plate and no insurance Friday, Oct. 25, shortly before 5 p.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Both…

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Man arrested for drunk driving following hit-and-run rollover crash

October 28, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 27-year-old Muskegon man was arrested for operating while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident following a rollover crash Sunday, Oct. 27, around 4:30 a.m. on the US 31 freeway near US 10, said Mason County Sheriff Kim…

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Obituary: Clarence Vicent, 99, of Baldwin

October 28, 2024

Clarence “Peacock’ Vicent was born March 7, 1925, in Peacock to William and Edna Mae Vicent. Clarence was an inquisitive and strong-willed child. He had such a great love of trains that the lure of the train whistle would beckon him from his seat in the classroom of the small school he attended in rural Peacock. Clarence was an exceptionally…

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Firefighters respond to Ludington Avenue fire

October 27, 2024

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Three fire departments responded to a house fire at 707 W. Ludington Ave. Sunday morning. Ludington Fire Department was initially dispatched to the fire at 11:53 a.m. Upon arrival, Ludington Assistant Fire Chief Andy Larr reported smoke coming from the house and requested assistance from Pere Marquette Fire Department. Additional assistance by Hamlin Fire…

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Man smuggles suspected meth into jail

October 25, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. LUDINGTON — A warrant charging a 40-year-old Scottville man with smuggling contraband into a correctional facility is being sought after he was found to be in possession of suspected methamphetamine in the Mason County Jail Thursday, Oct. 24, at 8:30 a.m., according to…

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