Shaken, Not Stirred: Hotel people, part 2. #ShakenNotStirred. A blog by Jim Bond. I’ll repeat my opening statement of last week’s column: ‘Hotel People’ are a special breed – a group for whom I have enormous respect. In the early to mid 1990s I started enjoying increasing business with a rather prominent west Michigan company as an independent contractor. The…
Franz ends tenure as state rep. presiding over 20 hours of lame duck session. #101stHouseDistrict. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LANSING — State Representative Ray Franz’s very last week as the representative of Mason, Manistee, Benzie, and Leelanau counties, included a 22 hour lame duck session, of which he presided over about 20 hours. The 98th Michigan House of Representatives ended…
Lighthouse volunteers needed for 2017 season. LUDINGTON — Sable Point Lighthouse Keepers Association is looking for volunteers to be lighthouse keepers next summer. The SPLKA is a nonprofit organization that manages four western Michigan lighthouses: Big Sable Lighthouse in the Ludington State Park, the Ludington North Breakwater Light, Little Sable Point Lighthouse in Silver Lake State Park near Mears, and…
79th District Court sentencings, dismissals. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in 79th District Court: – Sara Suzanne Raybon, 37, of 2866 Sharon Ave. SW, Wyoming, pleaded guilty Dec. 12 to third-degree retail fraud (shoplifting) and was sentenced to 45 days in jail; 93 days discretionary jail for one year; must seek…
Recent births, reported December 16, 2016. #MasonCountyBirths Recent births are brought to you by Shelby Gem Factory. See more information below. Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Marcy Abigail Beaver, the daughter of Janelle and Brandon Beaver of Scottville, was born December 12, 2016. Corbin Allan Morgan, the son of Kasey and Jeremy Morgan of Hart, was born…
Fire damages Fourth Ward house. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Fire caused damage to the attic of a Fourth Ward house Thursday night. Ludington Fire Department was called to 108 Fourth St. about 11:20 p.m. for a report of smoke filling the attic of the house. Fire Chief Jerry Funk said the home’s residents, two adults and three children,…
Downtown Ludington set for annual New Year’s Eve ball drop. #NewYearsLudington LUDINGTON — Downtown Ludington is set for its annual New Year’s Eve ball drop. The ball is 6-feet in diameter and contains 6,000 LED lights and is set up at the intersection of Ludington Avenue and James Street. The evening’s festivities begin at 9 p.m. with music and dancing…
60 kids Shop with a Cop. #ShopWithACop #MasonCountyCares By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Sixty children were treated to a special shopping experience Wednesday night during the annual Shop with a Cop program at the Ludington Wal-Mart. The children, who were identified by their school counselors, were each paired with a local law enforcement officer and given a…
County commissioner asks fair association to assure it’s cooperating with 4-H. #WesternMichiganFair #MasonCountyGovernment By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — At least one member of the Mason County Board of Commissioners wants to assure that the Western Michigan Fair Association is maintaining a good relationship with its partners, especially 4-H. During the monthly meeting of the commissioners Tuesday night, Mike Stakenas,…
#MasonCountyCares Zonta members donate blankets to COVE. LUDINGTON — The Zonta Club of Ludington Area recently donated new blankets to COVE (Communities Overcoming Violent Encounters) to be used by the organization’s shelter. Pictured from left, are: Sandy Saxman, Kathy Brown, Sandie Holcombe, Barb Wood, Dori Bray, Kathy Couturier, Lindsay Reynolds, Kate Sanford, Jayne Budzynski, Nancy Sorensen, Donna Yager, Karen Shineldecker, Angie…
West Shore Bank, customers raise funds for 830 holiday meals. #MasonCountyCares. LUDINGTON — West Shore Bank, in partnership with Shop-N-Save of Ludington, Hansen Foods in Hart, Family Fare in Manistee, and Shop-N-Save in Benzonia, will distribute 830 meals to food banks in Oceana, Mason, Manistee and Benzie counties as a result of the recent West Shore Bank Spirit of Giving…
Obituary: Nina Dunstan, 88, Ludington. #MasonCountyDeaths. Nina D. Dunstan, 88, of Ludington, died on Thursday, December 8, 2016. Nina was the beloved wife of Thomas S. Dunstan, who died October 20, 2012. She was born Honoria Dooley on March 13, 1928 in Liscananaun, County Galway, Ireland, the fifth of 10 children of John and Nora (nee Wynne) Dooley. Nina grew…
Obituary: Jenny Hartrum, 81, Pentwater. #MasonCountyDeaths Jenny Lind (Ronneberg) Hartrum, age 81 of Pentwater, died on December 11, 2016 at Oakview Medical Care Facility of Ludington. Jenny was born on September 10, 1935, daughter of the late Earl F. and Bertha J. (Cohn) Ronneberg. She attended Taft High School and graduated with the fall class of 1952. She went to…
Scottville planning commission opposes main floor downtown apartments. #Scottville SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Planning Commission is recommending that the City Commission deny a variance request by a downtown building owner to allow permanent residency on the main floor of his building. Ludington-based attorney Mark Pehrson, who owns 113 S. Main St., has requested the variance after city officials discovered that…
Deputies, prosecutor, medics receive honors from sheriff. #MasonCountyHeroes By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole and Undersheriff Jody Hartley honored several men and women during Tuesday night’s monthly meeting of the Mason County Board of Commissioners at the Mason County Courthouse. Three people were honored for their role in investigating and prosecuting the disappearance and murder…
Branch man charged with 6 CSC counts to undergo mental exam. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 20-year-old Branch man charged with three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) and three counts of second-degree CSC will undergo a mental competency exam requested by his attorney. Jordan Daniel Bates, of 1946 S. Shepperd Rd., appeared in 51st…
Men accused of Fountain Lumber break-in reject plea deals. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — The two Fountain men facing multiple felonies in connection to break-ins last August at the Fountain Lumber Company and a pole barn on East Mavis Road rejected the plea deals that were offered by the Mason County Prosecutor’s Office Tuesday, Dec. 13,…
Ludington man pleads ‘no contest’ to 4th-degree CSC. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 25-year-old Ludington man pleaded “no contest” Tuesday, Dec. 13, in 51st Circuit Court to a high-court misdemeanor of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC). Michael Frank Battice, of 905 S. Madison Ave., was set to go to trial Wednesday, Dec. 14, facing two felony…
Recent death, reported Dec. 13, 2016. #MasonCountyDeaths The following recent death has been reported to MCP from area funeral homes. Jenny Lind Hartrum, 81, of Ludington, peacefully passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Oakview Medical Care Facility of Ludington. See full list of 2016 deaths here.
Judge rules that trucker face misdemeanor. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. #OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews HART — The 26-year-old Amber Township trucker who rear-ended a family of five and another motorist, critically injuring a 4-year-old boy July 5 on southbound US 31 near the New Era exit, will face a misdemeanor charge. Judge H. Kevin Drake of 78th District Court ruled Monday, Dec. 12,…
1 injured in snowmobile crash. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews CUSTER TOWNSHIP — One person was injured in a snowmobile crash Monday, Dec. 12, at 8:45 p.m. at the intersection of Conrad and Poplar roads, according to Michigan State Police Sgt. Charles Hockanson of the Hart post. No other information was immediately available, because the narrative of the report was not yet…
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