#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:
#WesternMichiganFair The following were the winners of the 2016 Western Michigan Fair poultry competitions:
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews #Fountain By Rob Alway and Allison Scarbrough. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — Gary Dean Maccune, 2295 N. 34th Street, Sheridan Township, 25, and Louis John Metheny Jr., 37, 823 N. Benson Road, Sheridan Township have been charged with eight felonies apiece in connection with two break-ins overnight. The two were arraigned Wednesday in Mason County’s 79th District Court. The two…
#MasonCountyPeople #MasonCountyBusiness #Scottville DETROIT — Howard Vanderlaan was honored by the Michigan Funeral Directors Association for 50 years of licensure in mortuary science at its recent gathering of members in Detroit. Howard was licensed by the State of Michigan in 1966 and moved to Scottville to begin his career in funeral service. Howard began working for Lloyd Stephens at the…
#WesternMichiganFair #HomemakerOfTheYear By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Char Etchison of Riverton Township didn’t expect to win Homemaker of the Year when she entered exhibits in the Western Michigan Fair’s open class competition. She called it an honor when she was given the award Wednesday night at the fair. Etchison made a patriotic quilt and a dragon-themed quilt…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A GPS unit was stolen from a vehicle Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 11:42 a.m. on Barnhart Road, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Other Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Wednesday includes: 11:45 a.m., two-vehicle crash, no injuries, US 10-31 and Brye Road, Amber Township. 12:42 p.m,. harassment, 2400 block of Benson Road, Sheridan Township.…
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