Wakelin loses appeal; charges of resisting arrest bound over. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A case against a Ludington man charged with assaulting/obstructing/resisting police officers has been bound over to circuit court following an appeal by the Mason County Prosecuting Attorney’s office. Devon Joseph Edwin Wakelin, 24, of 101 W. Melendy St., was arrested by Ludington Police Department on…
Educator Spotlight: Lois Bongard-Newkirk, Covenant Christian School. By Kate Krieger-Watkins, Staff Writer. Educator Spotlight is a presentation of Shelby State Bank, with offices in Ludington, Pentwater, Shelby, Hart, Hesperia, Manistee, Montague, Whitehall, North Muskegon, and Fruitport. AMBER TOWNSHIP – Many educators spend their entire or almost entire career teaching the same grade level, but that definitely does not apply to…
Beekeepers to host event at Ludington Senior Center. LUDINGTON — Scottville Beekeepers of Mason County will host an event, Sweet Taste of Mason County, on Saturday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ludington Senior Center, 308 S. Rowe Street. Local beekeepers from Mason, Oceana, Manistee, and Lake counties will be on hand to share the varied…
Obituary: Jerome Fenner, Jr., 63, of Fountain. Jerome F. Fenner Jr., 63, of Fountain, passed away Friday, October 8, 2021 at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. He was born December 19, 1957 in Manistee to Jerry and Mary Grace (Morong) Fenner. In his youth, he spent many years with the Morong family. He graduated from Mason County Eastern in 1976.…
Obituary: Catherine Petterson, 97, of Ludington. Catherine Ada Petterson died Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at Lake Michigan Senior Living (LMSL), Ludington, where she had been a resident since March. As part of end-of-life planning, in 1992, she had filled out an obituary form, declaring her “length of terminal illness: short.” And as it turned out, she was a patient of…
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