79th District Court arraignments, posted Dec. 13, 2017.

December 13, 2017

79th District Court arraignments, posted Dec. 13, 2017. #MasonCountyCrime. By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Misdemeanors -Adam Lee Passarelli, 28, of 5634 W. Johnson Rd., Pere Marquette Township; December 7; Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO); breaking & entering and disorderly drunk person. Pretrial: January 29 at 1:45 p.m. Bail: $2,500…

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79th District Court sentencings, posted Dec. 13, 2017.

December 13, 2017

79th District Court sentencings, posted Dec. 13, 2017. #MasonCountyCrime. By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Steven Donald Makowicki, 52, of 504 E. Danaher St., Apt. 4, Ludington, pleaded guilty December 5 to operating a vehicle with a high blood alcohol content and was sentenced to 35 days in…

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MCC to dismiss early Friday.

December 13, 2017

MCC to dismiss early Friday. SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central Schools will hold a half day for students on Friday, Dec. 15. Teachers will be participating in afternoon professional development activities. Students who ride buses will be arriving home 3 hours, 45 minutes earlier than on a regular day. Scottville Elementary will dismiss at 11:20 a.m. Other grades will dismiss…

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Father believes drug dealer’s sentence too light following son’s death.

December 12, 2017

Father believes drug dealer’s sentence too light following son’s death. #MasonCountyCrime. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Greg Wilson is a father who has spent the last eight months grieving the death of his 32-year-old son, Gregory Blake Wilson, who died of a drug overdose on March 18, 2017. ​Much of Greg’s grief lingers because he believes justice has not…

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Man hurt after crashing pickup into tree, cited for OWI.

December 12, 2017

Man hurt after crashing pickup into tree, cited for OWI. #MasonCountyNews LUDINGTON — A 20-year-old Scottville man was injured after crashing a 1993 green GMC pickup truck into a tree at the northeast corner of the intersection of Ludington Avenue and Gaylord Street near Ludington Rotary Park Monday, Dec. 11, shortly before 9:30 p.m., according to Ludington Police Chief Mark…

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Homeless man sentenced to year in jail for break-in.

December 12, 2017

Homeless man sentenced to year in jail for break-in. #MasonCountyCrime By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A 25-year-old man was sentenced to one year in jail for a conviction of breaking and entering of a building with intent to commit larceny and second-offense habitual offender Tuesday, Dec. 12, in 51st Circuit Court. Reenya Bilal-Clinton Burrell, whose address is listed as…

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Muskegon man sent to jail for heroin possession.

December 12, 2017

Muskegon man sent to jail for heroin possession. #MasonCountyCrime By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A 48-year-old Muskegon man was ordered to serve five months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Dec. 12, for a conviction of heroin possession – less than 25 grams and third-offense habitual offender. Jared Adam Canales, of 2510…

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Sheriff’s office responds to several non-injury crashes Monday.

December 12, 2017

Sheriff’s office responds to several non-injury crashes Monday. #MasonCountyNews The Mason County Sheriff’s Office handled several non-injury vehicle crashes Monday, Dec. 11, including: – 1:45 a.m., car/deer crash, no injuries, Angling and Manales roads, Victory Township. – 4:55 a.m., one-vehicle rollover crash, no injuries, Chauvez and Appleton roads, Riverton Township. – 5:55 a.m., car/deer crash, no injuries, Scottville and Conrad…

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Sheriff K9 unit receives life saving award.

December 11, 2017

Sheriff K9 unit receives life saving award. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Mason County Sheriff Office’s K9 unit, which includes Dep. Kenneth Baum and his dog, Cash, were recently recognized by the National Association of Professional Canine Handlers for their Oct. 6, 2016 efforts in locating a missing 4-year-old boy with autism in Victory Township. See related story here. “The partners…

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Fundraiser planned for Ludington man fighting for his life. 

December 11, 2017

Fundraiser planned for Ludington man fighting for his life.  LUDINGTON — A fundraiser and blood drive event will take place to help Ludington resident Dale Kompik, Jr., who is currently in a medically induced coma after coming down with sepsis that has led to the removal of his right lung and his limbs. The 31-year-old checked himself into Spectrum Health…

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Winter storm warning updated.

December 11, 2017

Winter storm warning updated. The National Weather Service has updated its winter storm warning with the storm expected to begin late Monday afternoon.  According to the Federal Emergency Management Administration, the storm is expected to last until midnight, Wednesday, Dec. 13. The warning states: Heavy lake effect will develop tonight. Travel will be very difficult including during the morning on…

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Verizon wireless services restored; software update blamed.

December 11, 2017

Verizon wireless services restored; software update blamed.  Verizon Wireless services have been restored after this morning’s outage that impacted thousands of people from northern Oceana County to most counties up to the Mackinac Bridge. Upnorthlive.com has reported that a Verizon Wireless representative said the outages were caused by a software update that was rolled out Sunday night. Mason County residents…

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Cancellations and closings, Dec. 11, 2017.

December 11, 2017

Cancellations and closings, Dec. 11, 2017. LUDINGTON — The following events have been cancelled for today: Ludington Area Schools OJ DeJonge Middle School seventh and eighth grade basketball games. OJ DeJonge Middle School band concert. West Shore Community College Gold Coast Singers auditions.  

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Verizon wireless down across northern Michigan.

December 11, 2017

Verizon wireless down across northern Michigan. Verizon Wireless service started to experience outages about 10 a.m. Monday and the outages appear to be happening from Pentwater north throughout northern Michigan. MCP readers are reporting the outages throughout Mason and Manistee counties and in northern Oceana County. Our Oceana editor is reporting service is working in Hart and Rothbury areas. We…

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State approves funding for PM Township acquisition of Dow property.

December 11, 2017

State approves funding for PM Township acquisition of Dow property. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Pere Marquette Charter Township is getting close to acquiring property currently owned by Dow Chemical along Pere Marquette Lake, including the property known locally as Dow Park. Supervisor Paul Keson announced today that the township’s application for a Michigan Natural Resource…

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Police busy with crashes in wintry weather.

December 11, 2017

Police busy with crashes in wintry weather. #MasonCountyCrime The following is police activity over the weekend: Friday, Dec. 8, 2017: – 8 a.m., (Michigan State Police), car/deer crash, US 10 and Poplar Road, Custer Township. – 9:51 .m., (MSP), two-vehicle crash, no injuries, US 10 and Wildwood Crossing, Amber Township. – 11:25 p.m., (MSP), a 27-year-old Pentwater woman was arrested…

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Deputies busy with crashes over the weekend.

December 11, 2017

Deputies busy with crashes over the weekend. #MasonCountyCrime The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office over the weekend: Friday, Dec. 8, 2017: – 11:31 a.m., two-vehicle crash, with injuries, US 31 near Forest Trail, Free Soil Township. A northbound vehicle on US 31 driven by a 48-year-old Manistee man rear-ended a UPS truck causing non-life-threatening injuries to…

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Obituary: O’Neil James ‘Jim’ Newkirk, 70, Scottville.

December 10, 2017

Obituary: O’Neil James ‘Jim’ Newkirk, 70, Scottville. O’Neil James “Jim” Newkirk, 70, of Scottville passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2017.  Jim was born on October 15, 1947, the oldest child of O’Neil “Boots” and Lyana June (Reinoehl) Newkirk and attended Mason County Central schools, graduating with the Class of 1965. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Central Michigan…

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