By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Each year since the early 1900s, a group of veterans gathers about a week before Memorial Day and places flags on the graves of veterans in Lakeview and Pere Marquette cemeteries, a similar ritual takes place at the other cemeteries in the county. The group is a tradition that has been carried on…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Members of the Pere Marquette Township Fire Department were mourning the loss of one of their brothers tonight. Dennis “Denny” Grant, died this afternoon, a day after he was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Logan Township. Denny joined the on-call department in 1986 and worked his way up the ranks.…
AMBER TOWNSHIP — The Amber Township board of trustees continued its discussion on whether or not it should enter into a 425 agreement with the City of Scottville to transfer properties owned by two health care providers into the city’s governance. Dr. Lewis Squires, owner of Squires Family Chiropractic, 414 W. US 10, and Dr. Nick Simone of Simone Family…
AMBER TOWNSHIP — The remains of a historic school house that collapsed two years ago will be cleaned up sometime this summer. The Amber Township Board of Trustees approved the cleanup bid of $4,000 from Jabrocki Excavating of Scottville to clean up the Jones School, located at the corner of Johnson and Gordon roads. The school was the original school…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. EDEN TWP. — Three people were injured following a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Custer and Hawley roads Monday afternoon. According to law enforcement on scene, the crash occurred about 3:30 p.m. when a Ford Edge crossover, driven eastbound on Hawley Road by a 22-year-old Coral, Michigan woman, apparently went through the intersection and…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. MEADE TWP. — Firefighters were able to prevent a grass fire from spreading to a nearby house and barn Monday afternoon, despite dry conditions and a slight breeze. Free Soil/Meade Fire Department was initially dispatched to 7940 N. Reid Road about 2 p.m. Because of a manpower shortage, the department requested aid from Grant Township Fire Department…
LUDINGTON — A public hearing will be held tonight to receive input on a request for an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District for the building located at 327 S. James St. R. Ship LLC of DeWitt, intents to renovate the former St. Simon Bargain Center in order to provide retail space on the first floor and construct three rental units on…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Property owners in the city who do not mow their lawns will face heftier fines if a new ordinance is passed tonight by City Council. The city already has a grass mowing ordinance, which states that if a property owner fails to cut grass or weeks that have exceeded 10 inches in height, the…
EPWORTH HEIGHTS, Pere Marquette Township — Epworth Assembly will again host its Thursday night Lakeside Series, featuring various topics of interest and free to the public. Each presentation is under an hour and takes place in the Marine Dining Room with a view of Lake Michigan. All programs begin at 8 p.m. The 2016 Lakeside series includes: • June 23: Rapidly Responding to Invasive Species…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LOGAN TWP. — Dennis Grant, 65, of Pere Marquette Township, is in critical condition this morning as a result of a motorcycle crash in southeastern Mason County Sunday afternoon. Dennis, who is the Pere Marquette Township assistant fire chief, was traveling south on Walhalla Road and was entering the eastbound Kinney Road curve when he lost…
Henry “Bill” Leatherman, 62, of Tallman passed away Thursday, May 19, 2016. Arrangements are by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Ludington. Dorothy L. Hiddema, 92, of Whitehall passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016. Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Ludington. See full list of 2016 deaths here.
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LOGAN TWP. — A 65-year-old Ludington man was seriously injured following a single vehicle motorcycle crash at the corner of Walhalla and Kinney roads Sunday afternoon. The crash occurred after the southbound Yamaha motorcycle failed to initiate the curve onto East Kinney Road, according to Mason County Sheriff Sgt. Derrek Wilson. The man’s 62-year-old wife, a…
Carolyn Janet Brennan, 81, of Riverton Township passed away on May 19, 2016 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. She was born on June 15, 1934 in Ludington, the daughter of the late John and Esther (Nelson) Kiefer. She was a 1952 graduate of Ludington High School. She married Donald James Brennan on April 18, 1953 at Saint Simon Catholic Church in…
Dalynn Marie Baldwin, 78, of Pentwater, peacefully passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at Oakview Medical Care Facility of Ludington. Dalynn was born on August 13, 1937. She was the daughter of the late William and Charlotte Pehrson. Dalynn attended Ludington High School and graduated with the class of 1954. She graduated from the Gale Institute in 1957. Dalynn…
LUDINGTON — Kaylee Suzanne Davis, 27, 722 Ramsdell St., Manistee, was arraigned today in 79th District Court with the felony charge of operating a methamphetamine laboratory. She was arrested today by the State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT). On Wednesday, Davis appeared in Manistee County’s 85th District Court for a probable cause hearing in relation to four meth-related charges…
The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.04r4r905. www.emelanderlaw.com. By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON – The following were arraigned recently in front of the 79th District Court Magistrate: Felonies – Clayton Charles Machiela, 24, 5824 N. Larson Rd., Sheridan Township, was arrested May 12 by the Ludington…
The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.04r4r905. www.emelanderlaw.com By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON – The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – Tracy Lynn Tighe, 39, 694 W. Sugar Grove Rd., Victory Township, pleaded guilty on May 11 to allowing a dog to run…
The following is local law enforcement activity Thursday, May 19, 2016: – 8:05 a.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), a 30-year-old Walhalla man was cited for no operator’s license on person, US 10 and Benson Road, Branch Township. – 10:40 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), a 26-year-old Ludington woman was arrested on an outstanding drug warrant issued by the Ludington…
Dalynn Marie Baldwin, 78, of Ludington, peacefully passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at Oakview Medical Care Facility of Ludington. James Stever of Ludington, passed away on May 19, 2016 at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington. The family has entrusted funeral arrangements with Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center of Ludington.
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — Today, we begin a new series, “The Land,” celebrating area farmers and others who work in the agriculture industry. There was a time when growing up on a family farm was common place, especially in communities here in west Michigan. Today, there is a much higher disconnect between the farm and the…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The city continues to make efforts to reduce odors coming from the wastewater treatment plant, located east of the city. The city is purchasing a vapor-phase system to reduce odors coming from the wastewater treatment plant. Due to an aging aeration system and increased industrial usage, the plant has been emitting more odors recently.…
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