News

Opening day 5-pointer.

November 15, 2016

Opening day 5-pointer. #OpeningDay. RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — It’s opening day of firearm deer hunting season in Michigan. Randy Cox shot this 5-point buck Tuesday morning in Riverton Township. “I’m almost 37-years-old and have been hunting for 24 of those years. I never had youth hunts in my day to get the big bucks, but this morning this 5-point was the biggest…

Read more »

Hart man sent to jail for fleeing police.

November 15, 2016

Hart man sent to jail for fleeing police. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 42-year-old Hart man was sentenced to serve 90 days up front of a one year jail term in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov. 15, for a conviction of third-degree fleeing a police officer. Jose Alfredo Villareal, of 1588 E. Hammett Rd., was arrested…

Read more »

Free Soil and senior center continue to work out differences.

November 15, 2016

Free Soil and senior center continue to work out differences. #FreeSoil. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. FREE SOIL — The Free Soil Village Council has extended its contract with the Free Soil Senior Center an additional month to allow the senior center board time to review the village’s offer of keeping the existing lease as is. See related story here. Over…

Read more »

Krieger elected Scottville mayor, again.

November 14, 2016

Krieger elected Scottville mayor, again. #Scottville. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — Bruce Krieger was elected Mayor Monday night during the organizational meeting of Scottville City Commission. This will be the second time Krieger has served as Mayor, he served two two-year terms in the 1970s. Scottville’s city charter requires City Commission to elect its chair from within, as opposed…

Read more »

Emergency crews search beach for body, nothing found.

November 14, 2016
Emergency crews search beach for body, nothing found.

Emergency crews search beach for body, nothing found. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Emergency personnel from three fire departments and two law enforcement agencies, along with Department of Natural Resources personnel, searched the Lake Michigan shoreline for about two hours Monday afternoon for a report of a body found on the shoreline. Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole…

Read more »

Area Churches