79th District Court sentencings.

June 10, 2016
79th District Court sentencings.

The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON – The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – Lisa Mae Gardenhire, 29, 7171 Stohlberg Rd., Sheridan Township, pleaded guilty on May 31 to a charge of disorderly person – jostling…

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Quick action by farmer and fire department prevents barn fire.

June 10, 2016
Quick action by farmer and fire department prevents barn fire.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Burke Larsen woke up this morning, made himself a cup of coffee and looked out over his farm, as he does most mornings. He noticed a small puff of smoke, or dew, coming from the eaves of one of his barns. “I looked out and it just didn’t look right,” he said. “I…

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Fountain woman arrested for marijuana possession.

June 10, 2016
Fountain woman arrested for marijuana possession.

AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 24-year-old Fountain woman was arrested by Mason County Sheriff’s Office for possession of marijuana following a traffic stop Thursday at 8:53 a.m. on US 10-31 near Stiles Road. Other activity of local law enforcement for Thursday, June 9, 2016 included: – 12:30 p.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), two-car property damage crash, US 10 and Nelson…

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Letha Fulton School of Dance spring recital is this weekend.

June 9, 2016
Letha Fulton School of Dance spring recital is this weekend.

    LUDINGTON — The Letha Fulton School of Dance holds its spring recital on Saturday, June 11 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. and again on Sunday, June 12 at 2 p.m. at L.F. Peterson Auditorium. Letha talks about this year’s concert and also about her career as a dance instructor, coach and mentor in this MCP Video Short.

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Obituary: Alice Schwass, 87, Scottville.

June 9, 2016
Obituary: Alice Schwass, 87, Scottville.

Alice Schwass, 87 of Scottville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday June 7, 2016 at her home, from complications related to her illness, Myasthenia Gravis.  She had required in home care this past year, and in the end also hospice care.  The family deeply appreciates the care provided by Shepard’s Staff & Harbor Hospice. Alice was…

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MCC facility needs, admin contracts on board agenda.

June 9, 2016
MCC facility needs, admin contracts on board agenda.

SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Central Board of Education is expected to renew the contracts for its building principals and its business manager/transportation director when it meets Monday at Victory Early Childhood Development Center on North Stiles Road. Superintendent Jeff Mount is recommending the board renew the contracts of Brad Jacobs, high school principal/secondary supervising administrator; Jeff Tuka, middle school…

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Ludington man arrested following parking lot disturbance.

June 9, 2016
Ludington man arrested following parking lot disturbance.

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 27-year-old Ludington man was arrested by Mason County Sheriff’s deputies on an outstanding failure to appear warrant issued in Muskegon County following a 911 call reporting a disturbance in a parking lot Wednesday, June 8, at 11:39 p.m. at US 10 and Meyers Road. Other recent police activity includes: Tuesday, June 7, 2016: – 11:15…

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Recent death, reported June 9, 2016.

June 9, 2016

Rodney Canfield, 81, of Baldwin died Thursday morning, June 9 at Grand Oaks Nursing Center. Arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services -Stephens Funeral Home, Scottville. See full list of 2016 deaths here. 

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Consortium offers water safety tips.

June 9, 2016
Consortium offers water safety tips.

ANN ARBOR — The Great Lakes Water Safety Consortium has released its top water safety tips during the National Weather Service’sBeach Hazards Awareness Week. “There’s much more to being safe in the water than knowing how to swim,” says Jamie Racklyeft, executive director of the Great Lakes Water Safety Consortium and rip current survivor. “As summer vacation season gets into full swing…

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Sugar Ridge Church vacation Bible school.

June 9, 2016

CUSTER TOWNSHIP — The Sugar Ridge Church of the Brethren, 2012 E. Wilson Road, will hold its annual Vacation Bible School for Pre-K through sixth grade children, Wednesday through Friday, June 15-17 , 6 – 8 p.m. Sugar Ridge Church is located 2 ½ miles south and ½ mile west of Custer or 2 ½ miles south and 2 ½…

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Boom truck catches on fire.

June 8, 2016
Boom truck catches on fire.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — A boom attached to a utility truck caught on fire on a job site Wednesday afternoon. Workers from Great Lakes Power and Pipe, Inc. were on Marrison Road, just east of Pere Marquette Highway when a bird’s nest inside the boom apparently caught on fire, causing the boom to stop working in mid-air.…

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Recent deaths, reported June 8, 2016.

June 8, 2016

Carol Fargo, 80, of Ludington passed away Friday, June 3, 2016.  Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Ludington. Alice Schwass, 87, of Scottville passed away Tuesday, June 7 at her home. Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services – Stephens Funeral Home, Scottville. See full list of 2016 deaths here. 

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Some Scottville streets to close for construction.

June 7, 2016

SCOTTVILLE — Some streets in the city will be closed over the next week. Street work will take place at the intersection of South Main and Second streets starting at 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 9. The work is expected to be completed by the end of the day on Friday, June 10. Large vehicles, such as semi trucks and…

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Tether tampering results in jail.

June 7, 2016
Tether tampering results in jail.

LUDINGTON — An 18-year-old Eden Township woman pleaded guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, June 7, to a felony of tampering with an electronic monitoring device (tether). In exchange for Cara Antoinette Monton’s plea, she was to be released from jail Tuesday after serving 90 days. Monton, of 3374 S. Tuttle Rd., was arrested April 1 by the Mason County…

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Scottville woman sentenced to jail for wielding axe.

June 7, 2016
Scottville woman sentenced to jail for wielding axe.

LUDINGTON — A 28-year-old Scottville woman was sentenced Tuesday, June 7, in 51st Circuit Court to serve 90 days up front of a one-year jail term for a conviction of felonious assault. Jennifer Lynn Nickelson, 210 E. Second St., was carrying an axe in an illegal manner, said Judge Susan K. Sniegowski. She was arrested last April by the Hart…

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Drug theft yields jail term.

June 7, 2016
Drug theft yields jail term.

LUDINGTON — A 32-year-old Ludington woman was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, June 7, to serve four months up front of an 11-month term for a conviction of larceny in building. Marigo Lynn Griffin, of 1057 Lancer Lane, Lot 27, stole controlled substances from a co-worker, which is “an identical act” that she engaged in six years ago, said…

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Sex offender could get prison time for not registering, found living in campground.

June 7, 2016
Sex offender could get prison time for not registering, found living in campground.

LUDINGTON — Joseph Lynn Yennior Jr., 26 could face up to 10 years in prison for failing to register his proper address as a sex offender. Yennior was arrested on June 4 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office after it received an anonymous tip that he was not living at the address he had listed on the sex offender registry, 209…

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Failure to register as sex offender leads to jail.

June 7, 2016
Failure to register as sex offender leads to jail.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 58-year-old Ludington man was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, June 7, to serve 11 months up front of a one-year jail term for two counts of failure to register as a sex offender. Robin Jon Sarres, of 706 N. Emily St., who pleaded guilty to both counts, has a “lengthy criminal history”…

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