LUDINGTON — Two deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office have testified so far this afternoon in the trial of Eric John Knysz, the 20-year-old Irons resident who is charged with the murder of Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield. Deputy Brandon Romaro, a 4-month rookie of the department, was the first law enforcement officer to arrive on the scene. Romaro…
LUDINGTON — The public is invited to welcome new library director, Eric Smith, to Mason County District Library. There will be an open house reception Monday, February 24, 4 to 6 p.m. at the West Shore Bank Room of the Ludington branch library. The public is also invited to farewell retiring director Bob Dickson at an open house reception Wednesday, February 26,…
LUDINGTON – Ludington Area Center for the Arts opens a new exhibit in its Main Gallery on Thursday, March 6. Sixteen artists offer nearly 30 works inspired by their interpretation of “Light.” The pieces range from the traditional play of light and shadow to other less common meanings. According to Linda Sandow, one of the show’s organizers, “We wanted to…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Three witnesses have been called to the stand so far in the trial of Eric Knysz, the 20-year-old Irons man accused of murdering Trooper Paul Butterfield. Constance Helton, who works at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital (on Sept. 9, 2013 — the day of the shooting — it was known as Memorial Medical Center) was…
LUDINGTON — Deliberation in the trial of the man accused of murdering of a Michigan State Police trooper has begun at the Mason County Courthouse. Irons resident Eric Knysz is standing trial in 51st Circuit Court for the Sept. 9, 2013 murder of Trooper Paul Butterfield. In addition to murder of a police officer, Knysz is charged with felony firearms,…
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