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Oceana County man seriously injured in PM Hwy crash

August 20, 2024

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 22-year-old Crystal Township, Oceana County man was seriously injured after the vehicle he was driving collided with a semi truck and trailer Tuesday morning. Emergency personnel were called to the intersection of Pere Marquette Highway and the northbound US 31 offramp at 7:21 a.m. According to Mason County Sheriff’s Sgt. Matt…

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Police news, posted Aug. 20, 2024

August 20, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Monday, Aug. 19, 2024: 1:33 a.m., ​a 47-year-old Ludington woman was arrested on an outstanding Mason County felony warrant for delivery of methamphetamine, Nelson and Johnson roads, Pere Marquette Township. 4:19 a.m., alarm…

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Man, 72, ejected and crushed in ORV rollover crash

August 19, 2024

LOGAN TOWNSHIP — A 72-year-old Nunica man was seriously injured in an ORV rollover crash on South Binger Road Saturday, Aug. 17, around 1:30 p.m., according to Michigan State Police Cadet Dante Richards of the Hart post. The man, who was a passenger on a Polaris Ranger, was ejected from the side-by-side and crushed by it, said Cadet Richards. The…

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Sheriff’s office cracks down on speeding, distracted driving

August 19, 2024

Deputies issue 28 tickets in four hours MASON COUNTY — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office made 64 traffic stops and issued 28 tickets during a traffic enforcement initiative on US 10 and US 31 Friday, Aug. 16, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The initiative involved seven deputies “specifically assigned to the detail looking…

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Man found unconscious behind the wheel arrested for OWI

August 19, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 37-year-old Scottville man was arrested for operating while intoxicated by Mason County sheriff’s deputies Sunday, Aug. 18, shortly before 6 a.m. at the intersection of Conrad and Amber roads “following a 911 call reporting a person unconscious behind the…

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