PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Pilots Association, EAA Chapter 772, will again host its Young Eagles event on Saturday, July 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mason County Airport. The event offers free airplane rides for children ages 8 to 17 with signed parental consent. Pilots and ground support personnel participating in the event donate…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Wednesday, June 18, 2025: 7:43 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 10 east of Pere Marquette Highway, Pere Marquette Township. 8:19 a.m., (MCSO), a 36-year-old Ludington man turned himself in…
Employment: Bus Driver West Shore Educational Service District has a position vacancy for a full-time Bus Driver. Must meet school bus driver state certification requirements. To view a complete job posting, visit our website at www.wsesd.org Send cover letter, resume and credentials to: Human Resources, West Shore ESD, 2130 West US 10, Ludington, MI 49431 or via email to: humanresources@wsesd.org…
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By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor See VIDEO here. LUDINGTON — The 47-year-old Scottville man who nearly pushed a Mason County sheriff’s deputy towards a semi truck trying to disarm him was sentenced to 14-50 years in prison in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, June 17. Joshuea Michael Boger pleaded “no contest” to eight felony counts, March 13. Boger was…
The United Way of Manistee County and the United Way of Mason County have announced plans to merge into a single organization this summer. This news follows the recent retirement announcement of Corey Van Fleet, United Way of Manistee County’s longtime executive director. The decision to merge will not impact any programming or fundraising efforts in each county. For nearly…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Monday, June 16, 2025: 10 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Jebavy Drive south of Jagger Road, Hamlin Township. Tuesday, June 17, 2025: 4:58 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Tuttle…
June 3, 1951 – June 14, 2025 Janet “Jan” Marie Sanders, 74, of Ludington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 14, 2025, surrounded by the ones she loved. Born and raised in Ludington, Jan was the daughter of Robert and Margaret Erickson and a proud graduate of Ludington High School’s class of ’69. She later earned her nursing degree from…
Employment: Varsity Girls Basketball Coach – Pentwater Public Schools Public Public School District is seeking a Varsity Girls Basketball Coach for the 2025-2026 school year. Qualifications: Fundamental knowledge of the sport. Ability to work well with students. Apply to: Ralph Baker, athletic director, Pentwater Public Schools, 600 Park St., Pentwater, MI 49449; rbaker@pentwater.k12.mi.us. Deadline: Until position is filled. This is…
The birth announcements are a presentation of West Shore Bank, providing service to Mason, Oceana, Manistee, Muskegon, Benzie, and Grand Traverse counties; www.westshorebank.com. Kohen James Austin, the son of Serenity Wildey of Ludington and Brandon Austin of Free Soil, was born on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Unless indicated, births occurred at Corewell Health Ludington Hospital. List of 2024 births List of…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — After being closed since Sept. 3, 2024, the Ludington State Park is reopening on Wednesday, June 25, five days earlier than originally planned. The park has been closed for $2.635 million in renovations paid from federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) COVID relief funds provided to the state of Michigan during the pandemic.…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — Tensions ran high during a sentencing hearing in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, June 17, for a 60-year-old Grand Rapids man who ran over his wife with a car and killed her in 2023. Mark Lazon Casterman was sentenced to 15 to 50 years in prison Tuesday. Casterman pleaded “no contest,” May…
By Kai Taylor, MCP Contributor and Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE – In 2023, the opportunity arose for the City of Scottville to receive a grant from the State of Michigan to replace some of its aging water mains. Two years later, that opportunity is finally becoming a reality. The city has been awarded $8.7 million from a Drinking Water State…
The Mason County District Library will host “Summerween” on Monday, June 23 at the Ludington library and Wednesday, June 25 at the Scottville library. Both events will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. The event will begin with a “slightly spooky” story and then crafts and treats following trick-or-treating around the buildings. There may be a costume parade outside,…
Robert “Bob” Louis Lake, 78, of Scottville, passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2025, with family by his side after a short, hard fight with a very cruel disease. Bob was born on May 24, 1947, in Ludington, the son of Ervin Riley Lake and Dorothy Ann (Swanson) Vreeland. He attended Catholic Central High School in Muskegon his freshman year,…
MUSKEGON — Miss Ludington Area Natalee Urbon was named First Runner Up during the 86th annual Miss Michigan Scholarship Pageant on Saturday, June 14. Urbon also was named Miss Congeniality during the pageant held at the Frauenthal Theater in downtown Muskegon. As Miss Ludington Area, Urbon represents Mason, Manistee, Oceana, and Lake counties. She was chosen among 22 women and…
By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Zane Orion Batterson, 23; assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, second-offense domestic violence, two counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer, third-degree fleeing and eluding, and interfering with electronic communications; arrested June 8 by Mason County…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. GRANT TOWNSHIP, Mason County — Six people were injured Sunday, June 15, as a result of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Quarterline Road and Forest Trail. The injured included three people from Lexington, SC, out of five from one vehicle, and three…
WSCC News is a presentation of West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College (WSCC) is hosting an exhibition titled Closer Look: Scottville and Custer, works by Ken Cooper and Jamie Gannon. The exhibition runs from June 16 through Sept. 12, 2025 at the college’s Manierre Dawson Gallery. The works in…
ROTHBURY — Electric Forest, the massive music festival that draws tens of thousands of attendees from across the country and beyond, takes place this week at the Double JJ Resort. The event runs Thursday through Sunday, June 19-22. Expect heavy northbound traffic on US 31 in that area beginning Tuesday, June 17, and Wednesday, June 18, with early arrival EF…
Sue Jean Petipren, 87, of Scottville was carried to the angels early Sunday morning, June 15, 2025. Sue was born on April 14, 1938 in Belding, the daughter of Melvin A. and Vara E. (Irish) Mann. On November 12, 1960 she married Edward J. Petipren at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Ionia and they celebrated 55 years together before Ed…
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