#SSBadger #LoveLudington #MasonCountyPeople By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — One of the top priorities for the owners of Lake Michigan Carferry Service is the safety of the passengers who ride the SS Badger. Since 2002, the Badger has provided security with a K-9 dog unit. This year, LMC expanded security with the addition of a second dog and handler. A…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — A warrant is being requested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office for a 34-year-old Custer man for violating the sex offender registration act after he allegedly “contacted minor children using an unregistered Facebook Page,” stated Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Deputies were dispatched Friday, Aug. 12, at 8:50 p.m. to the 3000 block of North…
#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. Easton Carter Finholm, the son of Rebekah Malburg of Ludington, was born August 5, 2016. Zayden Allen Christoffersen, the son of Alexandria Christoffersen of Ludington, was born August 10, 2016. Logan David Cory, the son of Denise and…
#MasonCountyNews #Scottville SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville City Commission meets today at 5:30 p.m. Commissioners are expected to discuss how to address replacing trees that have been removed in the right-of-ways of the southwest quadrant of the city due to the water main replacement project. They will also talk about repainting the black light poles that are in the 100 blocks…
#MasonCountyNews #SSBadger #LoveLudington LUDINGTON — The SS Badger’s Wednesday, Aug. 17 8:30 p.m. crossing from Ludington and its Thursday, Aug. 18 1 a.m. (Central time) crossing from Manitowoc, Wisconsin have been cancelled due to the scheduled preventative maintenance on a piston rod seal. The regular schedule will resume on Thursday, Aug. 18 with the 8:30 a.m. departure from Ludington.
#MasonCountyElection The Mason County Republican Party held its County Convention on August 11 to elect delegates to the Republican State Convention which will be held August 26, 27 . Since Mason County is part of two U. S. House of Representatives districts, delegates and alternates were selected separately for the districts. Delegates and alternates selected were: Congressional District 1: Delegates – Kris Struve,…
#ShakenNotStirred. A blog by Jim Bond. Nice looking couple. Early to mid-30s. Couple of children with whom they engaged as they were ordering lunch at the counter of a popular West Michigan resort. I only saw them from behind; I was at a table waiting for my order to be delivered. I like watching people. My eldest sons and I…
#MasonCountyNews CHARLOTTE (Eaton County) – A 15-year-old Ludington boy and a 14-year-old Grand Ledge boy were arraigned Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, with charges criminal sexual conduct first degree. According to the Lansing State Journal, Hunter Chance of Ludington and Brodrick McPhail of Eaton County were each charged with one county of CSC first degree involving a victim under the age…
#MasonCountyPeople By Becky Alway, staff writer SCOTTVILLE — The Country Quilters guild is donating over 60 quilts to Eagle Village, a residential foster care and rehabilitation facility in Hersey, Oceaola County. Adrianna Mallett of Big Rapids has been the driving force of matching children with quilts for 12.years. She will be at the Scottville United Methodist Church service on Sunday,…
#MasonCountyPeople #LifeInCircles Life In Circles by Stephanie Wagner. Sponsored by Pro-Master Carpet Cleaning, 231-757-9061, promastercarpetcleaning.com. Faith. That feeling that something larger than ourselves will guide us, walk beside us, even carry us through the bumpy journey we call our lives. From a very young age, Leona Ashley has felt called to serve, but she didn’t always know what that service…
#MasonCountyFair #MasonCounty4H PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The following were the winners of the 2016 Western Michigan Fair equestrian competitions:
#WesternMichiganFair #MasonCounty4H PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The following were the winners of the 2016 Western Michigan Fair sweepstakes competitions:
#MasonCountyNews #Scottville SCOTTVILLE — Kathy Shafer has been appointed Scottville treasurer. Shafer has served many years as the Riverton Township treasurer and has a lot of experience with taxes, according to City Manager Amy Williams. For the past several years the treasurer position was combined with the city manager position due to budget constraints. The city commission recently requested the…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 47-year-old Wyoming, Michigan man was arrested by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post for heroin possession and driving while license suspended (DWLS) Thursday, Aug. 11, at 2:15 p.m. at US 31 and US 10. Other police activity Thursday includes: 6:45 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), larceny of a cell phone from…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in 79th District Court: Felonies -Nancy Lea Tormen, 55, 3709 Coachlight Common St., Lansing, was arrested August 7 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) on felony charges of resisting/obstructing and larceny less than $200. Preliminary hearing: August 24 at 11:15 a.m. Bail: $3,500/10 percent. Misdemeanors -Jason…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in 79th District Court: -Danyel Rebecca Horsley, 28, 503 N. Washington Ave., Apt 2, Ludington, pleaded guilty on August 2 to second degree retail fraud and was sentenced to 60 days in jail with credit for 30 days already served, one year discretionary jail for two…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyEnvironment #Scottville SCOTTVILLE — The Mason-Manistee-Ocean Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day (HHW) is scheduled for Saturday, August 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at three different collection locations in Mason, Manistee and Oceana counties. Locations include: Mason County Road Commission, 510 E. State Street, Scottville Manistee County Road Commission, 8946 Chippewa Hwy. (US 31), Bear Lake Hart Department of Public Works, 1010 S State St, Hart Pesticides, oils,…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyHealth #PereMarquetteTownship PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Mercy Health Ludington held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday marking the official opening of its new $3.9 million, 15,000 square-foot health care facility at 5656 W. US 10, on the northwest corner of the intersection of Jebavy Drive and US 10. The new facility offers urgent care, primary care services, lab, imaging and specialty…
#MasonCountyNews #Ludington LUDINGTON — The Makers Market of Ludington and A Few Friends for the Environment of the World (AFFEW) are teaming up to turn trash into art and environmental awareness. By using debris collected from the local shoreline of Lake Michigan, the community is invited to help construct a sculpture of a lake trout, the largest native trout species…
#MasonCountyEntertainment #Ludington LUDINGTON — Tonight’s featured free movie at Rotary Park, “Minions,” is still scheduled. Concessions, selling hot dogs, bratwursts, popcorn and beverages, will open at 7 p.m. and the movie begins about 8:45 p.m.
#WesternMichiganFair The following were the winners of the 2016 Western Michigan Fair dairy competitions:
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