Custer News

The father-son team police believe are responsible for many break-ins in Mason, Manistee, Oceana and Lake counties are now facing home invasion charges in Lake County.

The Michigan Department of Transportation reopened U.S. 31 between Scottville and Manistee this afternoon.

The Manistee County 911 Central Dispatch has released this statement, "If you see water over the road, you are advised to turn around and find an alternative route.

People continuously stopped to take pictures of vehicles, parking lots and buildings that were flooded in Ludington on Friday.

From the Michigan Department of Transportation: Mason County gets excessive amount of rain, US-31 washes out in Scottville Earlier this morning, part of US-31 in Scottville, Mason County, was closed because of ...

In spite of increasing prices for materials and decreasing state funding, the Mason County Road Commission has a full slate of projects planned for the summer months.

At the end of Memorial Day ceremonies at Fort Custer National Cemetery, Laura DeRoo, of Paw Paw, and Julia Edds, of White Pigeon, hugged each other, whispering into one another's ears.

Many Michigan State Parks in the southern Lower Peninsula are full for the Memorial Day weekend.

Several communities across southwestern Michigan are staging parades and other activities for holiday weekend to mark Memorial Day. via Kalamazoo Gazette

Candidates running for partisan office on the Aug. 5 primary ballot need to file with the appropriate election official by 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 13. via Ludington Daily News

“That house was built in the 1800s, so that was some dry wood”

' A fire that tied up Fountain's fire department for more than 16 hours Friday night and Saturday was suspicious, but isn't likely to be investigated further. via Ludington Daily News

“It was more smoke than anything else”

' It could have been worse. Sanders Meat Packing Inc., 237 S. Main St., had a small fire on its roof this morning extinguished by employees. via Ludington Daily News

“It was pretty much out when we got back to it”

' Custer firefighters responded Wednesday night to a woods fire on federal land along Hawley Road east of Indian Trail. via Ludington Daily News

“It's a sad day, I didn't win, he didn't win and his son certainly didn't win”

Roger and Aaron Shoup, the Custer men charged with a string of break-ins in Mason, Manistee, Oceana, and Lake counties over the last two years, were each in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday. via Ludington Daily News

High winds caused fallen trees and downed power lines in a severe thunderstorms that hit the area Friday night. via Ludington Daily News

Posted: 4-24-2008 Court sentencings - 4-24-08 - archive 78th District Court Judge Kevin Drake Tamorah Lee Rood, 44, of 280 Shelby St., Shelby, was convicted of non-sufficient fund check - $100 or less and was ... via Oceana's Herald-Journal

Rain propelled by wind gusts up to 53 miles per hour pelted the county overnight. via Ludington Daily News

A 33-year-old Custer man was arrested after police were called to a Reek Road address at 11:36 p.m. Monday for a report of shots being fired at a neighbor. via Ludington Daily News

Roger and Aaron Shoup, the father-son team suspected of a rash of break-ins in Mason, Oceana, Manistee and Lake counties, have had additional charges brought against them. via Ludington Daily News

“The back roads are like skating rinks”

Students in Mason, Manistee, Oceana and Lake counties had another day off from school today, thanks to rain that iced over back roads. via Ludington Daily News