Scottville continues to fight blight. #MasonCountyNews #Scottville. SCOTTVILLE — City officials to fight blight, which has been the city commission’s top priority for the past several years. Recently, the city sent out 25 letters to property owners who own houses or accessory buildings that have been deemed as blighted, a violation of the city ordinance. Some of the buildings are…
Obituary: Ethyl Bonser, 92, Ludington. #MasonCountyDeaths. Ethyl M. Bonser, 92, of Ludington died on Friday, April 28, 2017 at Tendercare of Ludington. She was born Ethel Meriam Bastlin on February 11, 1925 in Berwyn, Illinois to Leo Miller and Jessie (Thorenfelth) Bastlin and graduated from J. Sterling Morton High School in Cicero, Illinois in 1943. Her patriotism for her country…
Happy May Day. A tale of my immigrant family. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Today is May Day and I have read in the news that there are supposedly people across the country planning to protest on behalf of immigrants. So, I thought I would talk about this topic since I am the son of an immigrant. I am proud to…
‘Thin blue line’ flag stolen from trooper’s memorial site. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews. FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — A “thin blue line” flag was stolen over the weekend from the memorial site on North Custer Road dedicated to Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield who was killed in the line of duty in 2013, according to Sgt. Charles Hockanson of the MSP Hart…
Jail visit leads to arrest. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews LUDINGTON — A 29-year-old Ludington man who came to the Mason County Jail Saturday morning, April 29, to visit an inmate soon became an inmate himself, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “During a random check, the man was found to have a valid FTA (failure to appear) warrant out of Grand…
Sixth Street, Washington Ave. construction. #LudingtonNews. LUDINGTON — Construction on Sixth Street and South Washington Avenue begins Wednesday, May 3. The area of construction will be from Madison Street west to Washington Avenue then north to Fourth Street. The streets will be closed to through traffic with the exception of emergency vehicles and delivery trucks. Residents are asked to…
Update on Sunday US 10-31 crash. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 50-year-old Scottville man was ticketed Sunday afternoon for driving too fast for conditions after the van he was driving lost control on US 10-31 just west of Stiles Road, causing a collision that hospitalized two people from another vehicle. James Robert Wicks was driving a…
2 taken to hospital following US 10-31 crash. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TOWNSHIP — Two people were transported by ambulance to Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital following a two vehicle crash on US 10-31 just west of the Stiles Road intersection Sunday afternoon. The crash was initially dispatched as a multiple vehicle crash but it appeared that only two…
MCC closed Monday due to collapsed sewer pipe. #MasonCountyCentralSchools. SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central Schools will be closed Monday, May 1, due to a collapsed sewer pipe at the middle school. The closing includes all the school’s buildings, including Victory Early Childhood Center, because the middle school kitchen is the district’s preparation site for school lunches. According to a message…
UPDATE: Missing man has been located. LUDINGTON — The Ludington Police Department along with the Mason County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking for a missing 71-year-old male with Alzheimer’s. He was last seen on Bryant Rd west of Washington Ave, traveling north in a field. He was wearing a brown coat with blue jeans and was carrying a black coat. If…
Spartan Proud: Jimmy Newkirk, filling big boots. #SpartanProud #MCCSchools. Spartan Proud is sponsored by Mason County Central Schools. This series features alumni of Mason County Central telling their stories. Today we feature Jimmy Newkirk class of 1993. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. “You might say MCC is in my blood,” Jimmy Newkirk says. His grandfather was the legendary teacher, O’Neil “Boots”…
Unsavory meat salesman refuses to leave home. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a “suspicious person call” Thursday afternoon, April 27, in the 6900 block of West Sixth Street where a resident reported that a salesman was at her door attempting to sell meat and refusing to leave her residence, according…
Scottville commissioners’ pay to stay the same, independent committee decides. #MasonCountyNews #Scottville. SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville City Commission will not get a pay cut nor a pay increase through the decision of an independent commission that met last week. By state statute, wages of elected municipal officials must be decided by the Elected Officials Compensation Commission (EOCC), which consists of…
Hospital volunteers donate $50,000 towards Family Birthing Center. LUDINGTON — The volunteers of Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital set a daunting task in 2014 when they decided to help the hospital update its Family Birthing Center. The group adopted its biggest fundraising challenge—promising to raise $150,000 over five years. This week Janet Baxter, volunteer board president, presented the group’s check for…
Custer Twp. woman arrested for embezzling from RV dealership. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A 35-year-old Custer Township woman was arrested April 18 by the Mason County Sheriff’s for allegedly embezzling money from her employer, Fun-N-Sun RV, 66 N. Dennis Road, Amber Township. Allison Shirley Swan, 1005 N. Custer Road, was employed as a bookkeeper for Fun-N-Sun…
Obituary: Donald Goulding, 89, Ludington #MasonCountyDeaths. Donald C. Goulding, 89, of Ludington, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at home surrounded by family. He was born in Steubenville, Ohio on December 23, 1927, the son of William and Minnie (Miles) Goulding. Don joined the U.S. Air Force right after graduation from high school. While in the Air Force, he…
Former Wesco employee arrested for stealing lottery tickets. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews. SCOTTVILLE — A 31-year-old Kalamazoo woman was arrested last week by Scottville Police Department for allegedly stealing lottery tickets from the Scottville Wesco gas station, where she worked. Jammie Leigh Cluck, of 127 W. Alcott, Kalamazoo was arrested April 17 and charged with embezzlement by an agent/trustee, a misdemeanor, punishable…
Drunk man ‘trying to pick fights’ at Wesco arrested. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 49-year-old Ludington man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies in the Wesco East Gate parking lot Wednesday, April 26, at 11:42 p.m. on an outstanding Friend of the Court warrant issued in Barry County following a 911 call reporting “an intoxicated man…
Car seat check scheduled for May 11. LUDINGTON — West Shore Pregnancy & Family Support, 603 E. Tinkham Ave., will host a West Michigan Safe Kids car seat check on Thursday, May 11 from 10 a.m. to noon. Local certified technicians will be available to answer questions and assist motorists on proper installation and usage of car seats. The event…
Scouts collecting cans for camp. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Pack 4196 Webelos and Cub Scouts will be collecting returnable pop cans and bottles to raise funds for Boy Scout camp. The next two Saturdays, the boys will collecting at the United Methodist Church of Ludington parking lot, 5810 W. Bryant Road, from 10 to 11 a.m.
Drug charges top district court arraignments #MasonCountyCourtNews. By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Mary Beth Shaver, 47, of 6945 W. Shelby Rd., Shelby, was arrested Apr. 19 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) on felony charges of possession of a controlled substance, second-offense driving while license suspended (DWLS)…
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